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Herring

in Rhode Island

There are 16 people with the last name "Herring" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Herring 8,296
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  1. is 8,292nd most common Held
  2. is 8,293rd most common Hemphill
  3. is 8,294th most common Hennessy
  4. is 8,295th most common Hennigan
  5. is 8,296th most common Herring
  6. is 8,297th most common Hickox
  7. is 8,298th most common Highley
  8. is 8,299th most common Hinckley
  9. is 8,300th most common Hoag

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Herring

Patricia, Greg, James, Catherine, Charlotte, Christine, Craig, Daniel, Gregory, Steven

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.

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