as a Last Name
- 2,263
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Herod
Meaning & Origins
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.
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,263
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Herod per capita
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