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Herring Family History
Herring Genealogy & Family TreeHerring is an English name from Oxfordshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English word haering which means "herring" and referred to someone who caught and sold these fish. Roots for this name can also be found in the Netherlands.
Other spellings include "Hering," "Herrin," "Harring," and "Herrington." Notable people with the surname include American football player Hal Herring (Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns), American actress Lynn Herring (General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, Port Charles), and American baseball player Art Herring (Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago White Sox). The first Herring to come to the Americas was Joseph Herring in Barbados in 1635.
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Herring Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Giles Herring -- --, 1280 December 0, 1317
- John Herring -- --, 1375 October 6, 1455
- Dewey Paul Herring -- --, 1909 May 15, 1980 Arkansas
- Hiram Herring -- --, 1835 July 20, 1915 Ohio
- Roxanna I Herring -- --, 1828 May 6, 1876 New York
Herring Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Seneca K. Herring -- --, 1830 December 0, 1850 New York
- Seneca C Herring -- --, 1849 Michigan
- Polly Olive Herring -- --, 1794 February 1, 1848 New York
- Samuel Herring -- --, 1741 December 0, 1806 North Carolina
- Ann Herring -- --, 1643 December 0, 1648 Virginia
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