Herns

Herns Meaning & Origin

About Herns
The surname Herns is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Hern", which itself is a short form of the name "Herman". The name "Herman" is of Germanic origin and means "army man" or "warrior". Therefore, the surname Herns is likely to have originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was used to identify the descendants of a person named Hern or Herman.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Herns is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Herns: 100
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 160975
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Herns based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Herns is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRNS
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0652
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH ER1 N Z
🌐 IPA
/herns*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Herns in Braille

Here's how to represent Herns in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Herns in braille

How to sign the name Herns using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Herns using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Herns in sign language

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