Sherwood Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sherwood Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sherwood family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 540
Agricultural Labourer 119
Labourer 67
Domestic Servant 40
General Servant 30
House Keeper 23
Dress Maker 22
Laundress 20
Annuitant 19
Servant 16
Coal Miner 15
Shoe Maker 13
Carpenter 12
Cook 10
Grocer 10
General Servant Domestic 9
Farmer 9
File Cutter 9
Farm Servant 9
Gardener 8
Butcher 8
House Maid 8
Blacksmith 8
Wife Of Above 7
Clerk 7

Sherwood Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sherwood 100% 27,782
2 Isherwood 89% 23,105
3 Usherwood 89% 2,277
4 Sharwood 88% 1,963
5 Shearwood 89% 1,432
6 Sheerwood 89% 237
7 Asherwood 89% 195

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

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