Sherer Surname
Approximately 12,441 people bear this surname
Sherer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shearer', i.e. a shearer of cloth or sheep's wool.
Matilda le Scherher, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard le Sherere, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Reginald le Scherere, temp.
Read More About This SurnameSherer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,337 | 1:57,197 | 6,800 |
| Kazakhstan | 3,883 | 1:4,554 | 651 |
| Russia | 1,149 | 1:125,433 | 14,870 |
| Australia | 306 | 1:88,221 | 10,161 |
| Germany | 131 | 1:614,545 | 48,972 |
| England | 117 | 1:476,223 | 30,919 |
| New Zealand | 93 | 1:48,692 | 7,903 |
| Ukraine | 85 | 1:535,561 | 60,391 |
| Brazil | 74 | 1:2,892,896 | 85,224 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Belarus | 39 | 1:243,617 | 29,148 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 1:663,628 | 45,718 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 53 | 1:459,913 | 26,089 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,757 | 1:28,582 | 3,490 |
Sherer (78) may also be a first name.
Sherer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shearer', i.e. a shearer of cloth or sheep's wool.
Matilda le Scherher, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard le Sherere, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Reginald le Scherere, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
1809. Married — James Shearer and Margaret Ritchie: St. George, Hanover Square.
From ME. scherare, one who dresses the pile of cloth, a shearer, in Latin charters rendered cissor or scissore. John Cissor was burgess of Dunfermline, 1316 (RD., 349), and William Scherar, bailie of Berwick, 1324 (Cambus,, 39). Fremanislande in the barony of Kylbouho was leased to Ade Cissor, 1376 (RHM., I, p. 1.). Johannes Scherar was bailie and burgess of Aberdeen, 1399 (SCM., V, p. 13, 14), John Scherar was chaplain of the altar of S. Ninian in Edinburgh, 1405 (Egidii, p. 43), and Paul Scissore, burgess of Glasgow, 1417 (LCD., p. 239). Eustace Schechare or Schethare appears in 1425 as a burghal proprietor (RMS , II, 35; Soltre, p. 294). William Scherer was proprietor of a tenement in Dundee, 1427 (RMS., II, 95), and another William Sherar was burgess of Aberdeen, 1451 (REA., II, p. 297). Andro Scherare was parishioner of Kinkell, 1473 (Inverurie, p. 122), and Johannes Scherare was archdeacon of Ross, 1503 (REG., p. 506; Trials, I, p. 42). A family of the name appeared in Strathblane early in seventeenth century. John Scharrar was "wachman in ye castell of Stirling," 1587 (Sc. Ant., VI p. 162), and William Cherire was resident in Stirling, 1717 (ibid., p. 88). Scharar 1589, Scheirar 1485, Scheirer 1629, Scheirrar 1564, Scherar 1450, Scherare 1492, Scherer 1464, Scherhar 1487, Scherrar 1447, Schyire 1550, Sharar 1597, Sharer 1686, Sherar 1435 Sherare 1597, Sherer 1612, Sherrar 1647.
= Shearer,q.v.
(from an ancestor's occupation) Yiddish for “barber.”
In Scotland, a reaper; in England, one who shears sheep.
Sherer Demographics
Average Male Sherer Height
176.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sherer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sherer (Georgian: შერერ, Russian: Шерер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sherer is the 41,966th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 585,769 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Sherer live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sherer is also the 1,091,646th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 78 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 6,337 people, or 1 in 57,197. In The United States Sherer is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Alabama, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 31 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.
Sherer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sherer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sherer last name rose 361 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sherer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those bearing the Sherer last name are 31.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.56% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sherer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $43,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $52,815 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sherer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherer in the Georgian language | ||
| შერერ | sherer | - |
| Sherer in the Russian language | ||
| Шерер | serer | - |
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Sherer Reference & Research
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