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 664
General Labourer 69
Agricultural Labourer 60
Coal Miner 38
Domestic Servant 32
Labourer 29
Farmer 27
Dress Maker 24
Living On Own Means 24
General Servant Domestic 23
Living On Her Own Means 22
General Servant 20
Farm Labourer 18
Butcher 17
Cotton Weaver 14
General Domestic Servant 13
Blacksmith 13
Carpenter 12
Gardener 12
House Keeper 12
Laundress 11
Cook Domestic Servant 11
Ag Labourer 11
Cook 10
File Cutter 10

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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