How common is the last name Herndon?

18,373 people in the United States have the last name Herndon, about 1 in 16,268. It ranks #1,920 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HERNDON

#1,920

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
18,373
About
1 in 16,268
This common or more
47.3%
Who bears it

Of the 18,373 people with the last name Herndon, 75.3% reported their origin as White, 15.3% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Herndon

#1,918 Brand · 18,390#1,919 Reeder · 18,375#1,921 Yost · 18,365#1,922 Cody · 18,338

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Herndon, most common first.

#82,069 Hearndon · 248#87,947 Hernden · 227#105,198 Hernton · 181

Also a first name

As a first name, Herndon ranks #51,822 of 53,615, with 111 people. See Herndon as a first name

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