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Surname Etymology and Meaning of HERRON

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English: variant spelling of Heron.
2. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEaráin ‘descendant of Earán’, a personal name from a diminutive of earadh ‘fear’, ‘dread’, ‘distrust’.
3. Spanish (Herrón): unexplained.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)