Hernon Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

There is no single Hernon family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Hernon line, if any, bore arms.

Meaning of the name

The Hernon last name has Irish roots. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “grandson of Jarnan, a name of obscure origin”.

Hernon ranked 39,486 in the 2010 US Census, with 557 people answering to the name. It sits among the 50,000 most common last names in the country.

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