Herndon

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Hernton === Etymology === Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place. === Proper noun === Herndon (countable and uncountable, plural Herndons) A surname. An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States. Former name: Sycamore. An unincorporated community in Jenkins County, Georgia, United States. A city in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States. An unincorporated community in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. An unincorporated community in Saline County, Missouri, United States. A borough of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. A town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. An unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Herndon is the 1871st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19183 individuals. Herndon is most common among White (78.48%) and Black/African American (15.88%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Herndon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 168.