Last name Sherwood (Sherwood 
, 舍伍德, Шервуд 
) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Sherwood is habitual in New Zealand, where it is quite a common surname, Jamaica, and the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. Very seldom, Sherwood is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Sherwood | Australia, Canada, United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom |
| Шервуд | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan |
| william of sherwood English Scholastic philosopher, logician and teacher. (b. 1200) |
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| john sherwood bishop of Durham, IT (b. 1500) |
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| thomas sherwood British martyr (b. 1552) |
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| robert sherwood English lexicographer (b. 1622) |
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| grace sherwood American woman, convicted and posthumously pardoned for witchcraft, US (b. 1660) |
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| jemma sherwood 1696 - 1768 (b. 1696) |
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| samuel sherwood Canadian politician (b. 1701) |
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| mary sherwood 1 Jun 1710 Fairfield, Connecticut - 1 Jan 1790 (b. 1710) |
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mary martha sherwood children's author, editor, GB (b. 1775) |
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samuel sherwood American politician (1779-1862), US (b. 1779) |
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| samuel sherwood born 1730; died 1783 (b. 1730) |
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adiel sherwood American lexicographer, US (b. 1791) |
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henry sherwood Canadian politician (1807-1855), CA (b. 1807) |
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john sherwood GB (b. 1798) |
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henry sherwood American politician (1813-1896), US (b. 1813) |
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