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Herod

in Missouri

There are 75 people with the last name "Herod" in Missouri.

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Herod 8,492
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  1. is 8,488th most common Hanebrink
  2. is 8,489th most common Hartig
  3. is 8,490th most common Hasten
  4. is 8,491st most common Heriford
  5. is 8,492nd most common Herod
  6. is 8,493rd most common Hervey
  7. is 8,494th most common Hile
  8. is 8,495th most common Hoecker
  9. is 8,496th most common Hopke

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Herod

Betty, Kenneth, Robert, Cynthia, Dainnie, David, Franklin, Margie, Michael, Mitchell

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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