Last Name HERNDON

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Meaning Local: From 'Herne,' a cottage, and 'den,' a valley. The cottage in the valley.
Origin

Rank 1,742 (2000 US census) 1,849 (1990 US census)
Count 18,838 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 80%, or 15070 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 15.63%, or 2944 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.38%, or 72 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.57%, or 107 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.75%, or 330 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.68%, or 316 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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