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Hercules Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from a personal name of Greek origin,
which was in use in Cornwall and elsewhere till the 19th
century. Hercules is the Latin form of Greek
Herakles, meaning ‘glory of Hera’ (the queen of the
gods). It was the name of a demigod in classical mythology, who was
the son of Zeus, king of the gods, by a human woman. His outstanding
quality was his superhuman strength.Scottish (Shetland): from a
personal name adopted as an Americanized form of Old Norse
Hákon (see Haagensen).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Hercules Families
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Number of Hercules families
 6 - 10  3 - 5 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Hercules families
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5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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