Sherlock Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sherlock Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sherlock family

Profession Census Frequency
School 260
General Labourer 19
None 17
Farm Labourer 15
At Home 15
Labourer 14
Private Means 14
Dressmaker 13
General Servant (domestic) 11
Bricklayer 11
Dock Labourer 11
Domestic Servant 10
Coal Miner Hewer 10
Cook (domestic) 9
Gardener Domestic 9
Jobbing Gardener 9
Laundress 9
House Painter 8
Gardener (domestic) 8
Old Age Pensioner 7
Assisting In The Business 7
House Wife 6
Housemaid (domestic) 6
No Occupation 6
Blacksmith 6

Sherlock Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sherlock 100% 14,106
2 Shurlock 88% 817
3 Sharlock 88% 815
4 Shirlock 88% 516
5 Shearlock 89% 127

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The surname Sherlock is the most popular version of all its varients

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