Sheraton Surname

347,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Barbados

Sheraton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sheraton,' a village south of Castle Eden, anciently Shurveton. The name is still found in the neighbourhood of Newcastle. It is very probable that Sheridan is the modern form. The corruption was all but inevitable.

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Sheraton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
England2441:228,35319,058
Australia791:341,71828,950
United States791:4,588,088240,017
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China51:273,464,31313,838
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Panama41:978,06412,245
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Macau11:601,6301,582
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:175,36214,652
Wales111:142,5835,610

Sheraton (546) may also be a first name.

Sheraton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sheraton,' a village south of Castle Eden, anciently Shurveton. The name is still found in the neighbourhood of Newcastle. It is very probable that Sheridan is the modern form. The corruption was all but inevitable.

Stephen de Shurveton, 1318: History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham.

Robert de Shirveton, 1398: ibid.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sherston,' two parishes in Wiltshire.

Thomas Scherston, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1560. Married — Thomas Sherson and Ellen Vintner: St. Peter, Cornhill.

With this entry, compare Kelson for Kelston, &c. These modified forms are as natural as they are common.

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

(English) belonging to Sheraton (Durham), 14th cent. Shirveton, Shurveton = Sceorfa’s or Scurfa’s Estate [fromO.E. sceorf scurf, scurf (used as a descriptive nickname: cp. Scrut(t)on) + tún, estate, farm, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sheraton Last Name Facts

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

Sheraton (Marathi: शेरटोन, Russian: Шератон) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheraton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 347,450th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,927,325 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Sheraton reside; 44 percent reside in North Africa and 44 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 360,559th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 546 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 458 people, or 1 in 200,733. Without taking into account Egypt Sheraton occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Sheraton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sheraton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sheraton last name increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheraton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sheraton are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sheraton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 213.8% more than the national average, earning R 745,704 per year; in United States they earn 48.6% more than the national average, earning $64,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning $46,012 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sheraton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheraton in the Marathi language
शेरटोनseratona-
Sheraton in the Russian language
Шератонseraton-

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