The Herald surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,289 people carried this name — #7,739 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,000 people counted. That is up 7% from 4,020 in 2000.

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In print

Herald in American newspapers,
1918–1921.

Newspaper page from The Daily Morning Oasis carrying the name Herald
The Daily Morning Oasis 1920-01-15
Newspaper page from The L'anse Sentinel carrying the name Herald
The L'anse Sentinel 1921-09-30
Newspaper page from Tensas Gazette carrying the name Herald
Tensas Gazette 1918-08-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,444 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Herald in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

12,151 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Herald. The most, 1,684, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 6,935
Victoria 3,745
Queensland 625
South Australia 399
Western Australia 228
Tasmania 129
ACT (Canberra) 72
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Herald.

Who carried it

People named Herald,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Heinz Herald 1890–1964 · screenwriter
  • William Herald 1900–1976 · swimmer
  • Earl Stannard Herald 1914–1973 · zoologist
  • Peter V. Herald 1920–2007 · film producer
  • Albert Herald 1925– · painter
  • K.M. Peyton 1929–2023 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Herald,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States334 records

334 records of the Herald name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 110
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 69
  • Other U.S. records 155
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Francis M. Herald

    Born 1904 in Ohio. Enlisted 1942 at Cleveland; crane operator from Mahoning County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1987, buried at Dayton National Cemetery, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Almalina Herald

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Britannic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 35; servant. From Hamburg, Russia; bound for Chicago.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Clabe Herald

    Born 1946; from Harrison, Ohio. U.S. Army, field artillery basic; died in an accident 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 334 records for Herald in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia117 records

117 records of the Herald name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 85
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 15
  • Other Australian records 17
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Herald

    Arrived in Victoria in 1889 aboard the Habsburg, aged 26; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record David R. Herald

    Solicitor of Hamilton, Victoria; died 1938.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Robert Henry Herald

    Died 1886 in Launceston, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 117 records for Herald in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada40 records

40 records of the Herald name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 34
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Abner William Herald

    Died 1970 in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, aged 55.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Anthony George Herald

    Died 1942; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Jeffrey Scott Herald

    Died in service in 1978.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 40 records for Herald in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom9 records

9 records of the Herald name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 8
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ann M. Herald

    Buried in 1888 at Mar Place Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 22.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Herald

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Herald

    Buried in 1905 at Mar Place Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 48.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 9 records for Herald in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France7 records

7 records of the Herald name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gerard Eugene Herald

    Born 1920 in Algeria; died 1995 in Bois-Bernard (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Suzanne Marthe Marie Herald

    Born 1909 in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne); died 2001 in Aubagne (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andre Herald

    Born 1912 in Angoulême (Charente); died 1986 in Gradignan (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Herald in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Herald name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christiaan Herald

    Married in 1790 in Nijmegen.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Mary Herald

    In the population register of Roermond; born 1861 in Belfast.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Roermond (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Heinrich Herald

    Buried in 1790 in Grave.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Herald in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Herald name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ann Herald

    Died 1894, aged 66; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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