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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
- John Ludric Herring -- --, 1906 February 26, 1975
- Thomas Baron Herring -- --, 1902 April 24, 1969 Tennessee
- Jimmie Deb Herring -- --, 1904 May 10, 1995 North Carolina
- Rachel Herring -- --, 1848 August 19, 1850 North Carolina
- Leo Perry Herring -- --, 1906 June 4, 1978
Herring Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Virginia Herring -- --, 1796 December 0, 1840 Georgia
- William Herring -- --, 1534
- Mary Herring -- --, 1745 December 0, 1790 Delaware
- Elizabeth Herring -- --, 1741
- Gara Frances Herring -- --, 1923 December 23, 1999
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