Sherman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sherman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sherman family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 399
Agricultural Labourer 70
General Labourer 34
Tailor 23
Domestic Servant 22
General Servant Domestic 20
Dress Maker 19
Labourer 18
Coal Miner 18
Living On Her Own Means 16
Farmer 15
Farm Labourer 12
General Servant 11
Living On Own Means 11
Shoe Maker 10
Cook Domestic Servant 10
Carman 10
Clerk 9
Farm Servant 8
Cotton Weaver 8
Carpenter 7
Blacksmith 7
Cabinet Maker 7
Laundress 7
Tailoress 7

Sherman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sharman 86% 29,709
2 Sherman 100% 13,773
3 Shearman 88% 9,004
4 Sheerman 88% 1,598
5 Shoreman 75% 834
6 Shurman 86% 470
7 Shorman 86% 336
8 Sharmon 71% 275
9 Shareman 75% 206
10 Shermon 86% 143
11 Shirman 86% 136

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The surname Sherman is the 2nd most popular variant of Sharman.

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