Sherburn Surname

310,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Sherburn 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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Sherburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5931:611,22949,598
England4921:113,24811,628
Australia941:287,18825,495
Wales121:257,87814,969
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2251:108,33510,701
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2831:177,45115,850

Sherburn (35) may also be a first name.

Sherburn 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

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

Sherburn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sherburn occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherburn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sherburn is the 310,170th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,997,980 people. The surname Sherburn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Sherburn live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sherburn is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 35 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 593 people, or 1 in 611,229. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 25 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Oregon, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Sherburn occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 40 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Sherburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sherburn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 210 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 219 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sherburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sherburn surname are 38.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.12% being registered with the party.

Sherburn earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.63% less than the national average, earning $38,993 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherburne942,090/
Shearburn94335/
Sheirburn947/
Sherbourn944/
Scherburn941/
Sherbourne89646/
Sherborn8825/
Shirburn881/
Shorburn880/
Sharburn880/
Serbourne826/
Serburina821/
Sheerborn821/
Shearborn820/
Shirburne820/
Sarburn800/
Sarburin7541/
Sairburn753/
Sirburin751/
Searborn751/
Sarbaurn750/
Sirborn6710/
Sörborn678/
Särborn674/
Cearborn631/

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Sherburn Reference & Research

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