Hi Yvonne, Herkison is a derison of Herkes. It was originally of Dutch origin, but many years ago Dutch seafarers must have travelled to the Fife seaports and probably settled there. I had been tracing a Herkes from Fife, & discovered the family originated in Edinburgh. I traced the descendants to NZ only to find out the grandfather had changed their name and they had never known it really was Herkes. There is a total of 5 Herkes in the whole of NZ, and I had a really nice conversation with one who informed me that his father had been born in Holland but had fought for the UK during WWI then emigrated to NZ. There is an Eileen Herkes who belongs to this list who has done extensive research into the name. Maybe she can give you some more information. Elaine