Sherwell Surname

455,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Sherwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sherwill,' a parish in Devon, four miles from Barnstaple.

1789. Married — Ralph Shervill and Mary Clarke: St. George, Hanover Square.

Sherwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4441:60,8017,349
England991:562,80934,447
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Mexico591:2,103,83419,255
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Guernsey221:2,929767
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Sherwell (42) may also be a first name.

Sherwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sherwill,' a parish in Devon, four miles from Barnstaple.

1789. Married — Ralph Shervill and Mary Clarke: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 (English) belonging to Sherwell or Sherwill (Devon); or Dweller at the Clear Spring [Old English scír, clear, pure + w(i)ella, wylla, a spring, wel] A scírwylla occurs in a charter by Offa, A.D. 785.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Devonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sherwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sherwell occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 455,289th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,795,089 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Sherwell are found; 60 percent are found in Australasia and 60 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Sherwell is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 42 people.

Sherwell is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 60,801. In Australia it is most numerous in: Victoria, where 53 percent live, Queensland, where 28 percent live and South Australia, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Australia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Sherwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sherwell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sherwell surname increased 106 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sherwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sherwell last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sherwell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.79% less than the national average, earning R 195,360 per year and in United States they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $47,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherwell940/
Serwell9314/
Sherwel930/
Sherwill88124/
Sharwell8842/
Sherbell8821/
Seerwell881/
Shorwell881/
Shirwell881/
Szerwell881/
Cherwell880/
Shorrwell820/
Serbell8017/
Serwill8013/
Sherbel8013/
Sirwell8010/
Sorwell808/
Sarwell805/
Sherwil800/
Sherbill7531/
Szerwiel756/
Searbell750/
Zeirwell750/
Serbel7126/
Serwil714/
Sirwel712/
Sherbl711/
Sarwel711/
Schirbell710/
Searwille710/
Cheruel67253/
Scherbl67114/
Sahruel6724/
Sierbel672/
Ceruell671/
Shirbel671/
Serwleh671/
Zerwill671/
Zerbell671/
Seirwil671/

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