Sherborn Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Sherborn Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sherburne.' There are parishes and hamlets of the name of Sherborne, or Sherburne, in Dorset, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, County Durham, and Yorkshire.
Adam de Schirbarn, 31 Edward I: Freemen of York.
Read More About This SurnameSherborn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
Sherborn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sherburne.' There are parishes and hamlets of the name of Sherborne, or Sherburne, in Dorset, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, County Durham, and Yorkshire.
Adam de Schirbarn, 31 Edward I: Freemen of York.
John de Schireburne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
William Schurebounie, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
William de Shirbotn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Ricardus de Schyrburn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes de Shirburn, of Schyrburne, 1379: ibid.
1585. Augustine Sherborne, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
(English) belonging to Sherborne, Sherbourne, or Sherburn = the Clear or Bright Stream [Old English scír, bright, clear +burne (from), burna (m.), a brook] Sherborne, Dorset, occurs frequently in charters of A.-Saxon times, the earliest mention apparently being a grant dated a.d. 671 by Coenwealh, king of Wessex, “sedi pontificali Scireburnensis" (‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 26): in King Ælfred’s Will, as in the Chronicle A.D. 867, we find the normal Anglo-Saxon dative form "æt Scíre human.” Sherburn in Elmet, Yorks, occurs in a charter a.d. 963 as “tó Scíre burnan." Sherbourn or Sherborne, Warw., was Scireburne in Domesday-Book. Sherborn, Soms., was Schireburne in the 14th cent. Sherborne, Glouc., was Shereborne in the 14th cent.
This name was Latinized de Fonte Limpido; also Fons Clarus.
Parishes, &c., in cos. Dorset, Gloucester, Warwick, Hants, &,c. There are also Sherburnes in cos. Darham and York.
Sherborn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherborn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sherborn has its highest incidence in Canada. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherborn? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Sherborn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Sherborn are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,684,559. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Aside from Canada this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and Wales, where 20 percent live.
Sherborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sherborn has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sherborn last name declined 85 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherborne | 94 | 854 | / |
| Sherbourn | 94 | 4 | / |
| Sheerborn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shearborn | 94 | 0 | / |
| Sherbourne | 89 | 646 | / |
| Schoerborn | 89 | 3 | / |
| Sherburn | 88 | 1,215 | / |
| Searborn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sherbern | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sherbarn | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sherburne | 82 | 2,090 | / |
| Shearburn | 82 | 335 | / |
| Sheirburn | 82 | 7 | / |
| Serbourne | 82 | 6 | / |
| Scherburn | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sirborn | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sörborn | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sarborn | 80 | 5 | / |
| Särborn | 80 | 4 | / |
| Serbern | 80 | 3 | / |
| Serberin | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sireborn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cerborne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cearborn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shirburn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sarrborn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Serburina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shirburne | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zerworn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sairburn | 63 | 3 | / |
| Sirburin | 63 | 1 | / |
| Šerberienė | 56 | 2 | / |
| Sirwarn | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sirwarin | 50 | 5 | / |
| Sirvarin | 50 | 1 | / |
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