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Heron Name Meaning

English and French (Héron): nickname for a tall, thin person resembling a heron, Middle English heiroun, heyron (Old French hairon, of Germanic origin). English: habitational name from Harome in North Yorkshire, named with Old English harum, dative plural of hær ‘rock’, ‘stone’. This surname has evidently become confused with 1. Irish: reduced form of O’Heron, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hUidhrín ‘descendant of Uidhrín’, a personal name from a diminutive of odhar ‘dun’, ‘swarthy’. Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEaráin (see Haren). Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chiaráin ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Ciarán’ (see Kieran).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Herron, Peron, Herod, Huron, Hron, Hernon, Geron, Beron, Hebron

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You can see how Heron families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Heron family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Heron families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 165 Heron families living in Ontario. This was about 56% of all the recorded Heron's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Heron families in 1911.
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What did your Heron ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Student were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Heron. 41% of Heron men worked as a Farmer and 18% of Heron women worked as a Student. Some less common occupations for Americans named Heron were Clerk and Clerk. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    41%
  • Laborer
    11%
  • Labourer
    6%
  • Clerk
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Student
    18%
  • Domestic
    15%
  • Stenographer
    15%
  • Clerk
    15%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 14,000 immigration records available for the last name Heron. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 7,000 military records available for the last name Heron. For the veterans among your Heron ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Heron lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Heron life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Heron in 1948 was 44, and 77 in 2004.

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