Cognomen Sherriff (Sherriff 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare family name. The surname Sherriff is habitual in Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, New Zealand, where it is quite a rare surname, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States. Very seldom, Sherriff is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Sherriff | Nigeria, United States, Australia, United Kingdom, South Africa |
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wilhelmina sherriff bain Teacher, librarian, feminist, peace activist, writer, NZ (b. 1848) |
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| george sherriff British born New Zealand artist (1846-1930), NZ (b. 1846) |
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george sherriff explorer and plant collector (1898-1967) (b. 1898) |
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| james milne sherriff (1861–1904) (b. 1861) |
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| margaret sherriff (b. 1863) |
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| frederick sherriff fencer, GB (b. 1889) |
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| r. c. sherriff playwright (1896-1975), GB (b. 1896) |
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| guy william sherriff (1920-1921) (b. 1920) |
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| rosemary june christina sherriff (born 1924) (b. 1924) |
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paula sherriff British politician (born 1975), GB (b. 1975) |
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| ronald sherriff (1931-1968) bushman and axeman (b. 1931) |
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ryan sherriff American baseball player, US (b. 1990) |
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| frederick sherriff Australian tennis player (1943-), AU (b. 1943) |
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| gail sherriff Australian-French tennis player, FR (b. 1945) |
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| carol sherriff Australian female tennis player, AU (b. 1946) |
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