Sherriffs Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sherriffs Surname Definition:

Offic. 'the Sheriff'; v. Shreeve.

Robert le Shirreve, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lena le Shireve, Suffolk, ibid.

John Schiref, Northumberland, ibid.

Thomas Shurreve, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Sherriffs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2181:24,5592,704
England921:605,63136,119
Canada671:549,93446,038
South Africa591:918,26658,838
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Australia371:729,61448,196
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1381:27,1252,418
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sherriffs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Offic. 'the Sheriff'; v. Shreeve.

Robert le Shirreve, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lena le Shireve, Suffolk, ibid.

John Schiref, Northumberland, ibid.

Thomas Shurreve, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Schyref, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.'

Thomas le Shirreve. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

1786. Married — Alex. Sherriff and Mary Chilcott: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Sherriffs Last Name Facts

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

Sherriffs occurs most in Scotland. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherriffs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sherriffs is the 576,965th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,371,644 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Sherriffs reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Sherriffs is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 24,559. In Scotland Sherriffs is mostly found in: Aberdeen City, where 30 percent are found, Aberdeenshire, where 27 percent are found and Angus, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Scotland this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Sherriffs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sherriffs has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Sherriffs last name grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sherriffs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sherriffs surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.33% registered with the party.

The amount Sherriffs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.62% more than the national average, earning R 433,968 per year; in United States they earn 56.8% more than the national average, earning $67,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $53,531 CAD per year.

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Sherrifs945/
Sherriffe89125/
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Sherrieff8911/
Sherreiff892/
Scherriff891/
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Sherifs882/
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Shirrieffs841/
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Shheriff822/
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Sheroiff821/
Sherrisf821/
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Sherife751,490/
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Shearif7511/
Sheyrif758/
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Sherift755/
Sheirif755/
Sehriff752/
Shirrif752/
Sceriff752/
Shehrif751/
Shherif751/
Sereiff751/
Shetrif751/
Sheryff751/
Sherryf751/
Sergiff751/
Sherifh751/
Sieriff751/
Serrief750/
Sherrib750/
Seroifs750/
Serif711,394/
Shirreff71266/
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Cheriffe7118/
Sherifhe7110/
Scherief715/
Shereeff711/
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Shearift711/
Schereff711/
Sheeryff711/
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Cherif67140,757/
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Sherib67227/
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Serief675/
Sheriv674/
Serift673/
Shärif671/
Sierif671/
Şeriff671/
Scerif671/

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