Heron Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 1
Channel Islands 10
Cheshire 23
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 41
Derbyshire 2
Devon 4
Dorset 0
Durham 280
Essex 3
Gloucestershire 14
Hampshire 26
Herefordshire 8
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 1
Kent 23
Lancashire 278
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 2
London 144
Middlesex 50
Northumberland 258
Norfolk 6
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 7
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 3
Somerset 2
Surrey 7
Sussex 10
Staffordshire 2
Warwickshire 33
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 4
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 208

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 5
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 5
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Heron Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Heron family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 251
Coal Miner 31
Labourer 27
Agricultural Labourer 16
Domestic Servant 15
General Servant 15
Dress Maker 14
Annuitant 9
Milliner 7
Miner 7
No Occupation 7
Servant 6
Blacksmith 6
General Servant Domestic 6
Shoe Maker 6
Laundress 6
Painter 6
Governess 5
Joiner 5
Carter 5
Dressmaker 5
Brick Maker 5
Cook 4
Wife 4
Waterman 4

Most Frequent Forenames for Heron

Name Census Frequency
John Heron 942
Mary Heron 923
William Heron 746
Elizabeth Heron 564
Thomas Heron 541
George Heron 389
Jane Heron 366
James Heron 320
Sarah Heron 302
Margaret Heron 300
Robert Heron 292
Joseph Heron 229
Ann Heron 222
Henry Heron 193
Edward Heron 179
Ellen Heron 167
Charles Heron 160
Isabella Heron 142
Annie Heron 140
Alice Heron 120
Hannah Heron 118
Catherine Heron 112
Emily Heron 103
Arthur Heron 100
Eliza Heron 92

Heron Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Horn 60% 42,790
2 Horne 40% 38,395
3 Hearn 60% 26,780
4 Heron 100% 11,919
5 Hearne 50% 7,701
6 Horan 60% 6,750
7 Herron 83% 5,017
8 Hurn 60% 4,960
9 Hern 80% 4,894
10 Harn 60% 3,451
11 Herne 60% 3,093
12 Ahern 60% 2,307
13 Hiron 80% 1,944
14 Harne 40% 1,529
15 Hurne 40% 1,492
16 Harren 50% 816
17 Harron 67% 669
18 Ahearn 50% 607
19 Haran 60% 565
20 Haron 80% 552
21 Heiron 83% 397
22 Aherne 50% 321
23 Hearon 83% 252
24 Hiern 60% 229
25 Horian 50% 168
26 Horon 80% 138
27 Horen 60% 137
28 Haren 60% 134
29 Ahearne 43% 129
30 Heran 80% 128
31 Hourne 33% 121
32 Heren 80% 110
33 Hoarn 40% 105
34 Herin 80% 102
35 Hurine 50% 100

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The surname Heron is the 4th most popular variant of Horn.

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