Sherard Surname

236,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Sherard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Probably a corruption of Sherwood, which see. The first stage would be Sherod, then Sherad, then Sherratt. That this is no idle guess is proved by the fact that in the Index to the Register of the University of Oxford.

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Sherard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6141:224,57221,735
England521:1,071,50151,923
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3151:159,42414,594

Sherard (559) may also be a first name.

Sherard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Probably a corruption of Sherwood, which see. The first stage would be Sherod, then Sherad, then Sherratt. That this is no idle guess is proved by the fact that in the Index to the Register of the University of Oxford. to the name Sherwood is added, 'or Sherewood, or Sherrat.'

William Sherratt, of Moss Side, Manchester, 1588: Wills at Chester.

John Sherratt, of Church Lawton, 1604: ibid.

1665-6. George Sherard and Mary Deakins: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Scírh(e)ard = Splendidly Brave [Old English scír, bright, splendid + h(e)ard, hard, brave] 2 a contraction form of Sherwood, q.v.

3 a sibilated form of Gerard, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"Our antiquaries agree that Schirrard, who was resident in England, and held great possessions in the counties of Cheshire and Lancashire, temp. William Conq., is lineal ancestor to the present Earl of Harborough." Collins's Peerage, edit. 1768, v. 38.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Said to be derived from one Scirrard, who came with William the Conqueror, and obtained lands in Chester and Lancaster, England. As a local name, it may signify in Anglo Saxon, a high cliff; rocky heights, from Scearard.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Godefridus Sirart, Normandy 1180-95; Hugh Scherhare 1267, Rutland (Hunter, Rot. Select. 178), Adam Scirart, Dorset, 13th cent. (Testa de Neville). From the former descended the Lords Sherard, Earls of Harborough.

The Norman People (1874)

Sherard Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sherard Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sherard occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sherard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 236,109th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,279,240 people. Sherard occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Sherard reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sherard is also the 355,721st most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 559 people.

The surname Sherard is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,614 people, or 1 in 224,572. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 12 percent live, South Carolina, where 12 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Sherard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sherard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sherard surname rose 512 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sherard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sherard surname are 15.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Sherard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $42,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.65% less than the national average, earning $44,390 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherrard934,886/
Shearard93125/
Shergard934/
Sherhard932/
Scherard932/
Sheerard930/
Sherar92472/
Serard9254/
Sherreard8856/
Shearrard884/
Scherrard883/
Shaerrard882/
Sherrarrd880/
Sherrrard880/
Shirard86526/
Shearar8661/
Shergar8622/
Sheerar8620/
Sherart8617/
Szerard8614/
Sharard8612/
Scherar869/
Sherear865/
Sherrar864/
Sherhar863/
Shererd862/
Sheirar861/
Sherord861/
Cherard861/
Sergard861/
Shehrar861/
Sherair861/
Seirard860/
Shorard860/
Serar831,627/
D'Sherrard821/
Sharrard80661/
Sherrerd8084/
Saharard8077/
Schirard8059/
Shahrard8055/
Sherhart8041/
Sheergar8017/
Sherherd8010/
Sherarts807/
Schererd806/
Scheirar805/
Sherrord804/
Shergarh804/
Sgerrard802/
Cherrard802/
Sergardt802/
Shirzard801/
Shirrard801/
Scheurar800/
Sharaard800/
Scharard800/
Scherrar800/
Sherrart800/
Serhardt800/
Serrar777,107/
Sirard77845/
Shirar77441/
Cherar77181/
Serare77104/
Syrard7722/
Sierar7716/
Seraar7713/
Sergar7712/
Zerard777/
Serair776/
Cerard775/
Setrar774/
Sheror773/
Seerar773/
Serarr773/
Serord772/
Serear772/
Sarard771/
Sehrar771/
Serart771/
Serhar771/
Sheerzahr752/
Schirhard751/
Øsergaard751/
Sheerzarh751/
Scherartt750/
Shierhart750/
Cherair71991/
Cherrar71255/
Shirgar71111/
Shirord7173/
Chetrar7119/
Schirar7117/
Shirzar7112/
Chirard7110/
Seeraar7110/
Sörgard719/
Sarrard719/
Serrare717/
Siergar715/
Shirare714/
Sierrar714/
Cherare713/
Sergart712/
Cerhard712/
Sheroor712/
Sairard711/
Shirair711/
Sherore711/
Sherror711/
Settrar711/
Serarrt711/
Scheror711/
Seraire711/
Serrart711/
Sharart711/
Shairar711/
Shayrar711/
Serrrar711/
Seerare711/
Shearor710/
Searart710/
Shirrar710/
Cherhar710/
Cerar672,438/
Seror671,350/
Zerar67612/
Sirar67140/
Sceraert6713/
Sierhart6713/
Saharord678/
Serraire678/
Sörgardt677/
Sörgaard676/
Zerhardt675/
Cheraire674/
Cherrair673/
Shahrord673/
Shirhart672/
Sierrajr672/
Scherert671/
Shiraire671/
Seerayre671/
Shiorgar671/
Shahyrar671/
Shirahar671/
Syrar671/
Cheirart671/
Shearear670/
Schearor670/
Sharrerd670/
Schirarz670/
Serhartt670/
Scharerd670/

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