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Herod

in Alabama

There are 42 people with the last name "Herod" in Alabama.

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Ranking in Alabama

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Herod 7,586
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  1. is 7,582nd most common Hartfield
  2. is 7,583rd most common Haswell
  3. is 7,584th most common Heald
  4. is 7,585th most common Herlong
  5. is 7,586th most common Herod
  6. is 7,587th most common Hileman
  7. is 7,588th most common Holdridge
  8. is 7,589th most common Kennemore
  9. is 7,590th most common Kerlin

Similar Names and Nicknames

Herold, Heron, Heroux, Hero, Horowski, Horosky, Hirose, Hirosky, Hiroskey, Heronemus

Most Common First Names for Herod

Joseph, Brenda, Caleb, Christopher, Donna, Doris, Dorothy, Emily, Lee, Arthur

Meaning & History

English (chiefly Nottinghamshire): nickname from the personal name Herod (Greek Hērōdēs, apparently derived from hērōs ‘hero’), borne by the king of Judea (died AD 4) who at the time of the birth of Christ ordered that all male children in Bethlehem should be slaughtered (Matthew 2: 16–18). In medieval mystery plays Herod was portrayed as a blustering tyrant, and the name was therefore given to someone one who had played the part, or who had an overbearing temper.

English: variant of Harold (1 or 2).

Greek: shortened form of Herodiadis, a patronymic from the classical personal name Hērodiōn. This was the name of a relative of St. Paul and an early Bishop of Patras, venerated in the Orthodox Church. Hērodēs ‘Herod’ is also found in Greek as a nickname for a violent man, but this is less likely to be the source of the surname.

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