Given name & surname

Hering

Hering is a surname from German, ultimately from Middle High German.

Original GermanHarringer

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Hering comes from German, and ultimately from Middle High German.

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How it developed

From German Hering, from Middle High German hærinc.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hering’s family of names

In German usage, Hering as a surname has a related form in HARING. In German usage, Hering as a surname has a related form in Haringer. In German usage, Hering as a surname has a related form in Harringer.

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