Herring is used as a family name or surname in England, Netherlands. It is 7 characters long in length.
Descendant of Hering meaning "son of Here, army"; one who fished for, and sold, herring, an important article of food in medieval England; dweller at the sign of the herring.
A variant form of Harinxma. Thoe Sloten; of Haare's race at Sloten.
Herring is the variant of Hering. See Herring - Possibly from the fish, and originally applied by way of sobriquet, since in the XIV. century we find some compounds of it, now apparently extinct; viz. Castherring, Schottenheryng, and Rotenheryng! It is more likely however to be an ancient Scandinavian personal name, whence the names of the parishes, etc., of Herringby, Herringfleet, Herringstone, Herringswell, and Herrington.
Possibly from the fish, and originally applied by way of sobriquet, since in the XIV. century we find some compounds of it, now apparently extinct; viz. Castherring, Schottenheryng, and Rotenheryng! It is more likely however to be an ancient Scandinavian personal name, whence the names of the parishes, etc., of Herringby, Herringfleet, Herringstone, Herringswell, and Herrington.
How popular is Herring?
Despite the fact that the number of Herring bearers increased by 3.69 per cent in 2010 US census to 38733 since 2000, the surname slipped by 53 spots and ranked at 894. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 72.71 | 74.74 |
| Black | 22.05 | 21.57 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.21 | 1.5 |
| Others | 2.16 | 1.41 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.45 | 0.39 |
| Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 0.41 | 0.39 |
Immigrants to US
From Germany
27 years old cultivator Matheas Herring who was residing in Baden migrated to USA on October 21, 1852 by William Tell put out from Havre. Madanere Herring (25), Terese Herring, 22 years old Barbara Herring, Johann Herring (30) Weaver, Henry Herring, aged 26, 27 years old Karl Herring, 25 years old Friedrich Herring, 23 years old Bertha Herring, and 41 other Herring majority of whom were farmer and others worked as merchant and butcher, laborer migrated to US.
Herring Namesakes
- Thomas Herring, was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1747 to 1757
- E. Pendleton Herring, American political scientist
- James V. Herring, African-American artist and professor of art at Howard University
- Aubrey Herring, American track and field athlete
- Ben Herring, former New Zealand rugby union player and now an assistant coach at Japanese Super Rugby franchise the
- Augustus Moore Herring, American aviation pioneer
- Percy Herring, physician and physiologist
- James Herring, American portrait painter
- Conyers Herring, American physicist
- Richard Herring, English stand-up comedian and comedy writer whose early work includes the comedy double act Lee and Herring
- Lynn Herring, American soap opera actress
- Louise McCarren Herring, an Ohio native
- Alfred Cecil Herring, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Jimmy Herring, American guitarist
- Clyde L. Herring, an American politician and Democrat
- Lee and Herring, British standup comedy double act consisting of the comedians Stewart Lee and Richard Herring
- Heath Herring, American professional mixed martial artist currently competing
- Vincent Herring, American jazz saxophonist and flautist
- Kim Herring, former American football safety
- Sydney Herring, Australian Army colonel and temporary brigadier general
- Rufus G. Herring, United States Naval Reserve officer and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions
- Mark Herring, officeholder
- Annie Herring, is one of the pioneers of the Jesus music genre
- Hal Herring, American football player and coach
- Edmund Herring, senior Australian Army officer during the Second World War
- Mary Herring, Australian medical practitioner and community worker
- Art Herring, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers
- Reggie Herring, American football coach and former player
- Eli Herring, former Brigham Young University offensive tackle
- Will Herring, American football linebacker
- James Red Herring, American boxer
- Aggie Herring, American actress
- Joanne Herring, American socialite, businesswoman, political activist
Herring Namesakes
- Thomas Herring, was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1747 to 1757
- E. Pendleton Herring, American political scientist
- James V. Herring, African-American artist and professor of art at Howard University
- Aubrey Herring, American track and field athlete
- Ben Herring, former New Zealand rugby union player and now an assistant coach at Japanese Super Rugby franchise the
- Augustus Moore Herring, American aviation pioneer
- Percy Herring, physician and physiologist
- James Herring, American portrait painter
- Conyers Herring, American physicist
- Richard Herring, English stand-up comedian and comedy writer whose early work includes the comedy double act Lee and Herring
- Lynn Herring, American soap opera actress
- Louise McCarren Herring, an Ohio native
- Alfred Cecil Herring, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Jimmy Herring, American guitarist
- Clyde L. Herring, an American politician and Democrat
- Lee and Herring, British standup comedy double act consisting of the comedians Stewart Lee and Richard Herring
- Heath Herring, American professional mixed martial artist currently competing
- Vincent Herring, American jazz saxophonist and flautist
- Kim Herring, former American football safety
- Sydney Herring, Australian Army colonel and temporary brigadier general
- Rufus G. Herring, United States Naval Reserve officer and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions
- Mark Herring, officeholder
- Annie Herring, is one of the pioneers of the Jesus music genre
- Hal Herring, American football player and coach
- Edmund Herring, senior Australian Army officer during the Second World War
- Mary Herring, Australian medical practitioner and community worker
- Art Herring, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers
- Reggie Herring, American football coach and former player
- Eli Herring, former Brigham Young University offensive tackle
- Will Herring, American football linebacker
- James Red Herring, American boxer
- Aggie Herring, American actress
- Joanne Herring, American socialite, businesswoman, political activist