Herndon
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Hernton
Etymology
Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place.
Proper noun
Herndon (countable and uncountable, plural Herndons)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States. Former name: Sycamore.
- An unincorporated community in Jenkins County, Georgia, United States.
- A city in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Christian County, Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Saline County, Missouri, United States.
- A borough of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Herndon is the 1871st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19183 individuals. Herndon is most common among White (78.48%) and Black/African American (15.88%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Herndon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 168.