# Herndon

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #39,846

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States. Former name: Sycamore.
3. An unincorporated community in Jenkins County, Georgia, United States.
4. A city in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Christian County, Kentucky, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Saline County, Missouri, United States.
7. A borough of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
8. A town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
9. An unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States.

## Etymology
Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place.

## Easily confused with
- **heron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herndon-vs-heron)
- **Henson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henson-vs-herndon)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ehrndon`, `henrdon`, `herdnon`, `hernddon`, `herndno`, `herndonn`, `hernndon`, `hernodn`, `herrndon`, `hherndon`, `hrendon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/herndon