SOURCE RECORD
The record for Herdon
Herdon is retained in its source spelling. The consulted surname dictionary calls Herdon unexplained; it does not establish a personal-name root or justify normalizing to Herndon.
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
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Public-record transcription
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eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗THE RECORDED SPELLING
Find Herdon in the sources
Public-record evidence
OpenHalalan · COMELEC · 2001
Given-name field in the source
HERDONCSV record 10,567 (header counted as record 1)
The source transcribes elected-candidate lists. The record number locates the quoted given-name field.
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Herdon in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Herdon
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Gordon·From a Scottish place-name interpreted as spacious fort
- Herman♂Army man
- Hernan·Ferdinand-family form: journey or peace + boldness
- Hero♂♀Greek name related to hero
- Abdon·Servant or one who serves
- Don♂Short form of Donald
- Dondon♂Familiar form of Donald or Donato
- Heaven♀Heaven; English word-name
What rhymes with Herdon?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Dictionary of American Family Names via FamilySearch — Herdon (opens in a new tab)
Exact surname called unexplained.