Herndon

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Hernton

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place.

Proper noun

Herndon (countable and uncountable, plural Herndons)

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.

Derived terms

• Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Herndon is the 1871^st 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 168.