The Herrington surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,498 people carried this name — #2,491 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,400 people counted. That is up 6% from 13,628 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Herrington surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Herrington’.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 378 · public domain.

In print

Herrington in American newspapers,
1901–1906.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Herrington
The Washington Times 1906-10-17
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Herrington
The Washington Times 1906-11-25
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Herrington
New-york Tribune 1901-10-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,594 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Herrington in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

2,678 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Herrington. The most, 714, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 4.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 1,078
New South Wales 643
Queensland 329
South Australia 242
Victoria 221
Tasmania 149
ACT (Canberra) 10
Northern Territory 4

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

Who carried it

People named Herrington,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Herrington 1824–1890 · politician
  • Walter Stevens Herrington 1860–1947 · writer
  • Arthur Herrington 1866–1950 · botanist
  • Arthur William Sidney Herrington 1891–1970 · businessperson
  • David Herrington 1901– · cinematographer
  • Lovic Pierce Herrington 1907–1991 · physiologist

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

In the public record

People named Herrington,
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 States871 records

871 records of the Herrington name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 453
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 165
  • Other U.S. records 253
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Roy F. Herrington

    Born 1920 in Texas. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Sam Houston; machine shop worker from Hardin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1945, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Timothy Herrington

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Patricia from Cuxhaven, aged 21; farmer. From Glasgow, England; bound for New York.

    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 Garland Herrington

    Born 1931; from Rapides County, Louisiana. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; declared dead 1950 in North Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 871 records for Herrington in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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).

Australia140 records

140 records of the Herrington name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 76
  • Tasmanian Names Index 34
  • Other Australian records 30
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Ambrose Herrington

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the China, sailing from Woolwich in 1846. Native of Rochester, Kent. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1852. Married 1852 in Clarence, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Sarah Herrington

    Died 1907 in Glenelg St, Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1907.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wilhelmina Herrington

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the British Trident, as an infant; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 140 records for Herrington in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada33 records

33 records of the Herrington name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 10
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 9
  • Other Canadian records 14
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Wilmot Lyall Herrington

    Died 1965; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Nancy C. Herrington

    Died 1956 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

    Died in service in 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 33 records for Herrington in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom16 records

16 records of the Herrington name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 14
  • Stirling Council burial records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Alice Elizabeth Herrington

    Died 2001, aged 89; buried at Callander Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    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 A. V. Herrington

    Middlesex Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    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 John Herrington

    Buried in 1983 at Callander Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 72.

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

Showing 3 of 16 records for Herrington in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Herrington name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Berbel Herrington

    Married in 1669 in Vlissingen.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Harry Herrington

    Buried in 1733 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Berbel Herrington

    Married in 1674 in Vlissingen.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Vlissingen (CC BY 4.0)

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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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