Sheerman Surname
Approximately 334 people bear this surname
Sheerman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shearman,' a cloth shearman; v. Shearman.
Sherrard, Sheratt; v. Sherard.
Sheerman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 113 | 1:493,080 | 31,588 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| Russia | 48 | 1:3,002,564 | 162,760 |
| Liberia | 33 | 1:133,592 | 9,935 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 14 | 1:426,618 | 34,019 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 126 | 1:193,455 | 15,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Sheerman (17) may also be a first name.
Sheerman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shearman,' a cloth shearman; v. Shearman.
Sherrard, Sheratt; v. Sherard.
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shearman,' a cloth-shearer, one who sheared the nap; v. Liber Albu. The Shermen formed a company in the York Guild (York Mystery Plays, p. lxxvii and). The Shermen and Fullers appeared in the Norwich Play (Blomefield).
John le Sheremon, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Robert le Sherman, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
William le Sherman. Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Oliver Sherman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Wykir, shreman, 1379: ibid.
1638. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. John Sherman: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1792. Married — Edward Sharman and Sarah Barlow: St. George, Hanover Square.
At Norwich, one who shears worsted, fustians, &c., an employment once known as ' sherman-craft.' English Surn. i. 108. The word has another distinct meaning. "Even at this day, in Norfolk, a person born out of the county is called a Shireman, i. e., born in some one of the shires or counties of England." Archaeologia, xix, 16. But a more dignified origin may be assigned: in Domesday-book the Judge of the County-court (a very important office in Norman times) was called a Scirman, i.e., Shireman. The Anglo-Saxon scirmann is defined by Bosworth as "a man who superintends, shireman, provincial, an overseer, governor, provost, bailiff of a hundred." The parish of Shermanbury, in Sussex, must have taken its name, in Saxon times, from one who bore either the name or the office, or both.
A shearman, one who used to shear cloth.
"Villain, thy father was a plasterer, and thou thyself a shearman."
Stafford to Jack Cade. Shaks. Henry VI.
Sherman is another old North Devon name, now somewhat rare. John and Richard Sherman were Bideford aldermen in the reign of Charles I. (Wat.). Gabriel Sherman held lands in Barnstaple in the reign of Charles II. (G.) A family of the name lived at Neiston, in Ottery St. Mary, in the 17th century (Pr.).
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Sheerman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheerman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheerman (Russian: Шеерман) has its highest incidence in England. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheerman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sheerman is the 828,895th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Sheerman live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 34 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.
The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 493,080. In England Sheerman is most common in: Devon, where 21 percent are found, West Midlands, where 17 percent are found and Warwickshire, where 13 percent are found. Besides England this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Russia, where 14 percent are found.
Sheerman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sheerman has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 843 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sheerman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sheerman last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Sheerman last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the party.
Sheerman earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $43,276 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheerman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheerman in the Russian language | ||
| Шеерман | seerman | - |
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