Heron surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Heron surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,934 people carried this name — #8,407 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,200 people counted. That is up 10% from 3,561 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,209 people named Heron.

11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 63 départements, most often Yvelines.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 11
Yvelines 152
Sarthe 121
Paris 121
Seine-Maritime 91
Eure 84
Orne 55
Loire-Atlantique 48
Oise 45

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

105 people named Heron have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 138 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Pomeranian 72
Silesian 9
Warmian-Masurian 7
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 5
Opole 5
Lower Silesian 4
Lesser Poland 3

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 98 people named Heron live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 50
Mendoza 34
City of Buenos Aires 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

26 people named Heron live in Switzerland.

They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Geneva 11
Zurich 8
St. Gallen 7

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Heron in American newspapers,
1901–1922.

Newspaper page from Yorkville Enquirer carrying the name Heron
Yorkville Enquirer 1909-05-14
Newspaper page from The Abbeville Press And Banner carrying the name Heron
The Abbeville Press And Banner 1922-07-26
Newspaper page from The Middleburgh Post carrying the name Heron
The Middleburgh Post 1901-07-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 135,542 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Heron,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gerard Heron d. 1404 · politician
  • William Heron d. 1258 · administrator
  • Poynings Heron d. 1595
  • Thomas Heron d. 1544
  • Barbara Constance Heron d. 1973
  • Andrew Heron of Bargaly d. 1730

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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