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
Tailor 31
General Labourer 29
Living On Own Means 22
Scholar 21
Dress Maker 20
Cook Domestic 19
General Servant Domestic 16
Laundress Wash 14
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 13
Tailoress 12
Cabinet Maker 11
House Maid Domestic 11
Charwoman 10
Tin Miner 10
Domestic Servant 9
Farmer 9
Carpenter 8
Housemaid Domestic 8
Agricultural Labourer 8
House Painter 7
Gardener Domestic 7
School 6
At School 6
Printer 5
School Teacher 5

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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