Herring Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Herring Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Herring family

Profession Census Frequency
School 384
Private Means 40
Farmer 31
Farm Labourer 29
General Servant (domestic) 27
Labourer 27
Dressmaker 25
None 24
General Labourer 23
Coal Miner Hewer 19
Dress Maker 16
At School 14
Clerk 14
Assisting In Business 13
House Painter 13
School Boy 12
Carpenter 11
Shop Assistant 11
Cook (domestic) 9
Scholar 9
Tailoress 9
House Keeper 8
Housemaid (domestic) 8
Milliner 8
Railway Clerk 8

Herring Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Herring 100% 21,172
2 Harring 86% 1,271
3 Hering 86% 801
4 Horring 86% 152
5 Hurring 86% 136

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The surname Herring is the most popular version of all its varients

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