Sher Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sher Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sher family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 2
Female Servant 1
Ag Lab 1
Shop Man 1
Warper 1

Sher Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shore 60% 23,739
2 Usher 80% 22,147
3 Asher 80% 9,469
4 Share 60% 4,812
5 Shire 60% 2,895
6 Sheer 80% 2,448
7 Shear 80% 1,928
8 Shier 80% 1,060
9 Shere 80% 376
10 Sher 100% 258
11 Sohier 67% 248
12 Shera 80% 229
13 Sheere 67% 206
14 Shair 60% 170
15 Sheare 67% 144
16 Shaer 80% 131
17 Aisher 67% 122
18 Shar 75% 119
19 Isher 80% 105

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The surname Sher is the 10th most popular variant of Shore.

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