Sheriff Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
3
7
10
14
17
21
24
27
31
34
38
Buckinghamshire
22
Cambridgeshire
7
Channel Islands
5
Cornwall
2
Cumberland
1
Devon
36
Durham
26
Gloucestershire
1
Hampshire
3
Herefordshire
12
Hunts and Rutland
1
Isle of Man
3
Kent
1
Lancashire
14
Leicestershire
7
Lincolnshire
29
London
51
Monmouthshire
2
Northumberland
12
Norfolk
6
Nottinghamshire
6
Oxfordshire
1
Suffolk
1
Staffordshire
14
Warwickshire
41
Worcestershire
14
Yorkshire
40
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Cheshire
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Derbyshire
0
Denbighshire
0
Dorset
0
Essex
0
Flintshire
0
Glamorgan
0
Hertfordshire
0
Middlesex
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Northamptonshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Radnorshire
0
Shropshire
0
Somerset
0
Surrey
0
Sussex
0
Westmorland
0
Wiltshire
0
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Sheriff Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Sheriff family
Profession
Census Frequency
Female Servant
19
Agricultural Labourer
14
Independent
7
Baker
4
Labourer
4
Apprentice
4
Male Servant
4
Butcher
3
Dress Maker
3
Tailor
3
Farmer
3
Carpenter
3
Shoe Maker
3
School Mistress
2
Clerk
2
Gardener
2
Carver
2
Last Maker
2
Nurse
2
Bedstead Maker
2
Bricklayer
2
Pupils
2
Agricultural Apprentice
1
Blacksmith
1
Soldier
1
Most Frequent Forenames for Sheriff
Sheriff Surname Variants Ranking
Did you know?
The surname Sheriff is the
2nd most popular variant of Sherriff.