Hering Family History
Hering Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German hærinc ‘herring’, German Hering, a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a herring or a metonymic occupational name for a fish seller. In some cases the Jewish surname is ornamental. English: variant spelling of Herring.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press