# Herron

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #50,567

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* As an English surname, spelling variant of Heron
* As an Irish surname, from Ó hEaráin, "descendant of Earán, from éaradh (“dread, fear, distrust, denial”).

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