Sherwill Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Sherwill 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.

Sherwill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia561:482,06636,890
United States341:10,660,557428,392
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
England71:7,959,723202,100
Wales41:773,63329,106
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Guernsey31:10,8851,562

Sherwill (41) may also be a first name.

Sherwill 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

The Sherwills and Sherrills, who are in both cases established in the district of Ivybridge, take the name of a Devonshire parish. Nicholas Sherwill was mayor of Plymouth in 1637 (W. P.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sherwill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sherwill is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherwill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sherwill is the 1,620,164th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Sherwill live; 63 percent live in Australasia and 63 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Sherwill is also the 1,590,275th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 41 people.

This surname is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 482,066. In Australia Sherwill is most common in: Victoria, where 79 percent live, New South Wales, where 18 percent live and Queensland, where 4 percent live. Excluding Australia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and New Zealand, where 18 percent live.

Sherwill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sherwill has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sherwill last name decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sherwill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sherwill last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the political party.

Sherwill earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serwill9313/
Sherwil930/
Sherwell88744/
Sherbill8831/
Serwil864/
Scherwell820/
Searwille820/
Serwell8014/
Seirwil801/
Zerwill801/
Sherwel800/
Sharwell7542/
Sherbell7521/
Szerwiel756/
Shorwell751/
Szerwell751/
Seerwell751/
Shirwell751/
Cherwell750/
Sarwil712/
Sherbl711/
Shorrwell710/
Scherbl67114/
Serbell6717/
Sherbel6713/
Sirwell6710/
Sorwell678/
Sarwell675/
Cheruil671/
Serwleh671/
Zerbill671/

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