Hermiston Family History
Hermiston Name Meaning
from Hermiston in Lilliesleaf (Roxburghs) Hermiston in Edinburgh (Midlothian) or Herdmanston near Pencaitland (E Lothian). The place-names derive from Middle English herdman ‘herdsman’ (genitive herdmanes) + ton ‘town village settlement’.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016