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English origin means a nickname for a thin man with long legs or someone from Harome in Yorkshire England
There was a William Herun in Yorkshire 1200
Surnames: Herron, Herroun, Herun
Submitted by: glitz
Origin of herron, Meaning of herron
Origin: Celtic - 11th / 12th century. MacIlherron - meaning "protector of the church"
sept of clan MacDonald
Surnames: Herron, MacIlherron, MacKerron, MacCarran, Heron
Submitted by: William
Origin of herron, Meaning of herron
Origin: Scotland
Original gaelic form MacIlherron meaning protecter of the church. Herron is a sept of clan MacDonald and other reconized spellings in Scotland are MacKerron, MacCarran. Herron was originally located in the western isles one of which was Arran. The name goes back to the 1100's.
Surnames: Herron, Heron, MacKerron, MacCarran
Submitted by: William Herron
Origin of herron, Meaning of herron
Origin: HERRON Surname, I guess comes from Germany Language HERREN which means Knights, antienly. And, it changed EN by ON because of pronunciation. Also, for German word HERR.
Surnames: HERRON
Submitted by: Luis
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