Hernon

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hIarnáin (“descendant of Iarnán”), possibly a diminutive of íarn (“iron”).

Proper noun

Hernon (plural Hernons)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hernon is the 39486^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 557 individuals. Hernon is most common among White (92.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hernon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 168.