The Herrin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,755 people carried this name — #4,576 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 7,667 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Herrin surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Haring’.

An early record he cites: John Hareng, Bedfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Herring, Hering and Herrin.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 377 · public domain.

In print

Herrin in American newspapers,
1922–1926.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Herrin
Evening Star 1922-09-29
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Herrin
Evening Star 1926-11-28
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Herrin
Evening Star 1925-04-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 61,637 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Herrin in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

1,735 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Herrin. The most, 337, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,095
New South Wales 300
Western Australia 159
Queensland 78
South Australia 78
Tasmania 23
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Herrin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William F. Herrin
    William F. Herrin 1854–1927 · lawyer
  • Earl E. Herrin 1892–1964 · businessperson
  • Ron Herrin 1930–1997 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Herrin,
in the records of 5 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 States404 records

404 records of the Herrin name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 249
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 85
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 31
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 13
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 10
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Delmar Joyce Herrin

    Born 1951; from Santa Ana, California. U.S. Marine Corps, mortarman; killed in action 1970 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert B. Herrin

    Born 1918 in Kansas. Enlisted 1941 at Chicago, Illinois; manager from Macon County, Illinois. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 20; laborer. From Cork, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 404 records for Herrin in the United States.

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

Australia40 records

40 records of the Herrin name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 17
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 14
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Gertrude Herrin

    Arrived in Queensland in 1887 aboard the Almora, aged 15.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Joseph Leigh Herrin

    Railway employee of East Brighton, Victoria; died 1966.

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

    Died 1835 in Sorell, Tasmania, aged 48.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 40 records for Herrin in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (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).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Herrin name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  • Dutch population registers 2
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johannes Hendrikus Herrin

    In the population register of Vlissingen; "scheeptimmerman", born 1822 in Vlissingen.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johannes Herrin

    Married in 1682 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Anna Maria Herrin

    Buried in 1752 in Zeist.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Herrin in the Netherlands.

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

Canada4 records

4 records of the Herrin name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Herrin

    Came to Ontario in 1879 aboard the Quebec, landing at Halifax, bound for London, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record David Herrin

    Listed at Cumberland, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1791.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Maurice Herrin

    Listed at Township of Lennox, Richmond, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1838.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Herrin in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Herrin name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. H. Herrin

    Grenadier Guards. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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