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Herring

in New York

There are 946 people with the last name "Herring" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

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Herring 1,626
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  1. is 1,622nd most common Ellsworth
  2. is 1,623rd most common Cutler
  3. is 1,624th most common Schuster
  4. is 1,625th most common Shafer
  5. is 1,626th most common Herring
  6. is 1,627th most common Caceres
  7. is 1,628th most common Finley
  8. is 1,629th most common Kelleher
  9. is 1,630th most common London

Similar Names and Nicknames

Herrera, Herron, Herrington, Herrmann, Herrick, Herr, Herrin, Herren, Herrell, Herrman

Most Common First Names for Herring

James, John, Robert, David, Charles, Donald, Michael, William, George, Linda

Meaning & History

English, Scottish, Dutch, and German: metonymic occupational name for a herring fisher or for a seller of the fish, Middle English hering, Dutch haring, Middle High German hærinc. In some cases it may have been a nickname in the sense of a trifle, something of little value, a meaning which is found in medieval phrases and proverbial expressions such as ‘to like neither herring nor barrel’, i.e. not to like something at all.

German: habitational name from Herringen in Westphalia.

Dutch: from a personal name, a derivative of a Germanic compound name with the first element hari, heri ‘army’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Hering.

Recent Searches for "Herring" in New York

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James Herring, NY (9 searches)
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