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Herod

in Texas

There are 557 people with the last name "Herod" in Texas.

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Ranking in Texas

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Herod 3,811
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  1. is 3,807th most common Squires
  2. is 3,808th most common Wayne
  3. is 3,809th most common Zamarron
  4. is 3,810th most common Alcaraz
  5. is 3,811th most common Herod
  6. is 3,812th most common Kunz
  7. is 3,813th most common Murphey
  8. is 3,814th most common Newkirk
  9. is 3,815th most common Shumate

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Herod

John, Robert, Michael, Barbara, David, Bill, Linda, James, Donna, Jack

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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