Sheridan Forename
56,704th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 11,222 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda
Sheridan Forename Definition:
A Erse name, meaning: Wild man.
Sheridan Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64% | 5,789 | 1:62,625 | 3,258 |
| England | 66% | 1,751 | 1:31,755 | 1,749 |
| Australia | - | 1,577 | 1:8,661 | 876 |
| Philippines | 57% | 482 | 1:219,937 | 9,451 |
| South Africa | 62% | 327 | 1:166,767 | 11,357 |
| Canada | 65% | 248 | 1:133,602 | 6,030 |
| New Zealand | - | 240 | 1:18,900 | 1,528 |
| Wales | 74% | 118 | 1:26,223 | 1,272 |
| Brazil | 100% | 100 | 1:2,142,362 | 44,138 |
| Mexico | 67% | 79 | 1:1,571,448 | 10,388 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 44 | 1:30,941 | 3,244 |
| Guyana | 100% | 31 | 1:24,621 | 2,839 |
| Bermuda | - | 28 | 1:2,315 | 496 |
| Chile | 88% | 20 | 1:880,360 | 8,450 |
| Peru | 56% | 18 | 1:1,766,192 | 19,056 |
| Malaysia | 71% | 18 | 1:1,691,663 | 51,518 |
| India | 100% | 18 | 1:67,493,221 | 1,054,154 |
| Jamaica | - | 18 | 1:160,179 | 5,771 |
| Scotland | 90% | 18 | 1:297,243 | 4,537 |
| Ireland | 80% | 15 | 1:309,568 | 4,642 |
| Thailand | 68% | 14 | 1:5,004,701 | 92,981 |
| Congo | 75% | 13 | 1:385,323 | 7,484 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 13 | 1:550,153 | 19,206 |
| Grenada | 75% | 12 | 1:9,010 | 1,199 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 12 | 1:2,516,824 | 41,518 |
| Singapore | - | 11 | 1:571,550 | 11,876 |
| Russia | 67% | 11 | 1:13,112,155 | 45,377 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,811 | 1,077 |
| Egypt | 100% | 9 | 1:10,211,216 | 21,716 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Belize | 100% | 8 | 1:44,289 | 3,463 |
| Argentina | 83% | 8 | 1:5,346,655 | 13,183 |
| China | - | 8 | 1:170,756,973 | 72,230 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 7 | 1:15,940 | 2,043 |
| Panama | - | 7 | 1:558,080 | 14,722 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 6 | 1:2,684,738 | 6,435 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 6 | 1:1,358,719 | 89,225 |
| Costa Rica | 80% | 6 | 1:794,658 | 9,692 |
| Honduras | - | 5 | 1:1,763,493 | 15,274 |
| Nigeria | 75% | 5 | 1:35,512,872 | 242,191 |
| Saint Lucia | 80% | 5 | 1:35,563 | 3,018 |
| Germany | - | 5 | 1:19,335,575 | 51,270 |
| Israel | 80% | 5 | 1:1,680,584 | 18,495 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 5 | 1:2,651 | 523 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 5 | 1:21,949 | 2,239 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Gabon | 100% | 4 | 1:470,834 | 2,822 |
| DR Congo | 50% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Samoa | - | 4 | 1:48,798 | 712 |
| Nicaragua | - | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 3 | 1:5,141,272 | 76,754 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| Belgium | - | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 2 | 1:2,914 | 288 |
| Georgia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Colombia | 100% | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Cameroon | - | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| France | 62% | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Mauritius | 100% | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
The alternate forms: Shéridan (4) & Shèridan (1) are calculated separately.
Sheridan (60,309) may also be a surname.
Sheridan Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Erse name, meaning: Wild man.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Sheridan Forename Popularity
Sheridan Demographics
Sheridan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 5 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheridan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheridan in the Russian language | ||
| Шеридан | seridan | - |
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