Sherington Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Sherington Surname Definition:

A parish in co. Wilts, and a manor in Selmeston, co. Sussex, which had owners of the same name in the XIV. cent.

Sherington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:1,071,50151,923
Australia401:674,89346,030
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wales41:773,63329,106
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Sherington (41) may also be a first name.

Sherington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in co. Wilts, and a manor in Selmeston, co. Sussex, which had owners of the same name in the XIV. cent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Wiltshire.

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

Sherington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sherington (Russian: Шерингтон) is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherington? popularity and diffusion

Sherington is the 1,484,726th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Sherington reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. Sherington is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 41 people.

Sherington is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 1,071,501. In England Sherington is mostly concentrated in: Oxfordshire, where 29 percent live, Suffolk, where 23 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Barring England it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Sherington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sherington has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sherington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sherington surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

Sherington earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.53% more than the national average, earning $60,638 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sherington Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sherington in the Russian language
Шерингтонserington-

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