Herod Family History
Herod Name Meaning
English: usually a variant of Herald (Middle English Herald Heraud Heroud). Occasionally the name may have been used as a nickname in allusion to the Biblical King Herod played as a bragging tyrant in medieval mystery plays or for someone who had an overbearing temper but evidence to support this possibility is lacking. Herod (Greek Hērōdēs apparently derived from hērōs ‘hero’) was the name of the king of Judea (died
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022