The herald Surname

herald Name Meaning and History

English: variant of Harold 1 and 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The herald name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the herald family name as far back in history as possible.

herald Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of herald Families in the US in 1920

Number of herald families

47-92

16-46

1-15

Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Thread	Author	Replies
Margaret S. Herald of Scotland	Elizabeth Loray	2
Lost Family Members	vestes11	0
John and Sarah Jane Robinson Herald	JudyCumpton	2
James J.Herald/Herrell/Hearld from TN 1835	pncmiller	0
George Washington Herald	JudyCumpton	9
Elizabeth Candace Herald	Christy	1
HERALD's of Hazard, KY	Bobbie	2
Rose Herald b.1886 NJ	pesh527	0
Virginia Herald Yonkers, NY	motsnilloc	0
Cora Herald (Johnson) (funeral announcement)	Jim Herald	5

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