Sherrard
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Probably from a medieval nickname based on Middle English shere ‘bright, fair’, with the derogatory suffix -ard
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ˈʃɛɹɝd/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Sherrard is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- GBUnited Kingdom
- USUnited States
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Probably from a medieval nickname based on Middle English shere ‘bright, fair’, with the derogatory suffix -ard.
Sources 1
- Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Sherrard is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, from OE scīr ‘bright’ plus French intensive suffix -hard; first attested William Shirard 1298 AssSt
as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames
In Irish, An English name closely associated with Derry since the seventeenth century. MIF
as a nameThe Surnames of Ireland
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Charles Sherrardb. 1849GBEnglish rugby union player
- Kathleen Sherrardb. 1898AUAustralian geologist
- Elizabeth M. Sherrardb. 1904MXbotanist (1904- )
- Philip Sherrardb. 1922GBBritish writer (1922-1995)
- Valerie Sherrardb. 1957CACanadian writer
- Mike Sherrardb. 1963USAmerican football player
- Jackie Sherrardb. 1966GBassociation football player
- Ryan Sherrardb. 1986DECanadian-German curler and coach
- Rachel M. Sherrardb. 2000FRresearcher
- Susan SherrardNZNew Zealander who received MNZM for services to people with disabilities in June 2020
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 14 sources across 6 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 2.2K | #13,903 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 2.1K | #13,194 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 2K | #14,640 |
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 510 | #11,190 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 3 | #154,370 |
| CR Costa Rica | TSE — electoral roll (padrón) names | — | 1 | #19,881 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Sherrard mean, and where does it come from?
- Probably from a medieval nickname based on Middle English shere ‘bright, fair’, with the derogatory suffix -ard. Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].
- How do you pronounce Sherrard?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈʃɛɹɝd/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Sherrard have the most bearers?
- Sherrard is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
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Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Sherrard”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.