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
School 525
Farm Labourer 62
Private Means 43
General Labourer 41
Labourer 41
General Servant (domestic) 31
At Home 26
Dressmaker 25
Farmer 25
Domestic Servant 24
None 23
At School 19
Clerk 18
Coal Miner Hewer 17
Laundress 16
School Boy 16
Carpenter 15
General Servant Domestic 14
House Keeper 14
Assisting In The Business 14
Housemaid (domestic) 14
Nil 13
Scholar 13
Blacksmith 12
Cowman On Farm 12

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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