as a Last Name
- 2,798
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Hering
Meaning & Origins
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German hærinc ‘herring’, German Hering, a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a herring or a metonymic occupational name for a fish seller. In some cases the Jewish surname is ornamental.
| 9,922nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,798
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Virgin Island
- has the most people named Hering per capita
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