Sheredan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Belarus

Sheredan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish Seireadan, Siridean (a nickname) = Satyr, Wild Man [Irish siride + the diminutive suff. -án] According to Matheson’s ‘Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland,’ 1901 (p. 60), there are current in various parts of that country eleven more or less corrupt variants of ‘Sheridan.

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Sheredan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

Sheredan (30) may also be a first name.

Sheredan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish Seireadan, Siridean (a nickname) = Satyr, Wild Man [Irish siride + the diminutive suff. -án] According to Matheson’s ‘Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland,’ 1901 (p. 60), there are current in various parts of that country eleven more or less corrupt variants of ‘Sheridan.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sheredan Last Name Facts

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

Sheredan (Russian: Шередан) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheredan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sheredan is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Sheredan are found; 40 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 40 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 30 people.

The last name Sheredan is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most frequent in: Essex, where 50 percent live and Greater London, where 50 percent live. Apart from England Sheredan occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 20 percent live.

Sheredan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sheredan has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sheredan last name decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheredan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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Sheredan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheredan in the Russian language
Шереданseredan-

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