Sherburn Surname
Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSherburn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 593 | 1:611,229 | 49,598 |
| England | 492 | 1:113,248 | 11,628 |
| Australia | 94 | 1:287,188 | 25,495 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 225 | 1:108,335 | 10,701 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 283 | 1:177,451 | 15,850 |
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.
(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.
Sherburn Demographics
Average Sherburn Salary in
United States
$38,993 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sherburn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherburn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sherburn occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherburn? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 310,170th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,997,980 people. The last name Sherburn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Sherburn reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 35 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 593 people, or 1 in 611,229. In The United States Sherburn is most numerous in: Michigan, where 25 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Oregon, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 40 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Sherburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sherburn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sherburn last name increased 210 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.12% being registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburne | 94 | 2,090 | / |
| Shearburn | 94 | 335 | / |
| Sheirburn | 94 | 7 | / |
| Sherbourn | 94 | 4 | / |
| Scherburn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sherbourne | 89 | 646 | / |
| Sherborn | 88 | 25 | / |
| Shirburn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shorburn | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sharburn | 88 | 0 | / |
| Serbourne | 82 | 6 | / |
| Serburina | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sheerborn | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shearborn | 82 | 0 | / |
| Shirburne | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sarburn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sarburin | 75 | 41 | / |
| Sairburn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sirburin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Searborn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sarbaurn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sirborn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sörborn | 67 | 8 | / |
| Särborn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cearborn | 63 | 1 | / |
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