Sherridan Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sherridan 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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Sherridan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland461:96,3016,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:215,71116,668
Scotland421:89,1244,677
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3841:130,77812,540

Sherridan (317) may also be a first name.

Sherridan 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

Sherridan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sherridan (Russian: Шерридан) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Sherridan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherridan? popularity and diffusion

Sherridan is the 2,020,555th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Sherridan are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 493,198th most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 317 people.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Sherridan is most frequent in: Hertfordshire, where 28 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 22 percent live and Derbyshire, where 13 percent live. Apart from England this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Sherridan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sherridan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 52 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sherridan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Sherridan last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Sherridan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.73% more than the national average, earning $53,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sherridan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sherridan in the Russian language
Шерриданserridan-

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