The herder Surname
herder Name Meaning and History
- English, Dutch, and German: occupational name for a herdsman, someone who tended a herd of domestic animals, Middle English herder, Middle Dutch herder, harde(r), Middle High German herder.
- German: from the medieval German personal name Herdher, composed of the elements hart ‘strong’ + heri, hari ‘army’.
- South German: habitational name from either of two places called Herdern: near Freiburg and near Winterthal in Switzerland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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