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Herod

in Michigan

There are 35 people with the last name "Herod" in Michigan.

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Herod 29,279
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  1. is 29,275th most common Heavener
  2. is 29,276th most common Heeg
  3. is 29,277th most common Henika
  4. is 29,278th most common Herdman
  5. is 29,279th most common Herod
  6. is 29,280th most common Herringshaw
  7. is 29,281st most common Heydens
  8. is 29,282nd most common Hick
  9. is 29,283rd most common Hillstrom

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Herod

Camilla, David, James, Michael, Stephen, William, Catherine, Cecelia, Charles, Christopher

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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