Sherborne Surname

409,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sherborne 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.

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Sherborne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4821:115,59811,811
New Zealand1721:26,3274,610
Australia1271:212,56520,555
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Wales111:281,32115,850
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:135,41912,405
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Sherborne (13) may also be a first name.

Sherborne 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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Sherborne (bright stream), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes, &c., in cos. Dorset, Gloucester, Warwick, Hants, &,c. There are also Sherburnes in cos. Darham and York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sherborne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sherborne is found most frequently in England. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherborne? popularity and diffusion

Sherborne is the 409,211th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,533,426 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Sherborne are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. Sherborne is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 482 people, or 1 in 115,598. In England it is primarily found in: Devon, where 21 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 13 percent reside and Hampshire, where 9 percent reside. Besides England it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Sherborne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sherborne has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sherborne surname grew 268 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 159 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sherborne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sherborne are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Sherborne earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.58% more than the national average, earning $63,680 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherbourne95646/
Sherborn9425/
Sherburne892,090/
Serbourne896/
Sherbourn894/
Sheerborn891/
Sherberne890/
Shearborn890/
Cerborne821/
Searborn821/
Zerborne820/
Sherbarn820/
Shirburne780/
Sirborn7510/
Särborn754/
Sireborn712/
Cearborn711/
Sherwarni671/
Serwarni593/
Shirvarni561/

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