Last Name SHERRIN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Sherwin. Many of the names ending in '-win' are now '-in' or '-ing.' For example: Boddin for Baldwin, Gunning for Gunwin, Golding for Goldwin. The 'g' in Sherring is an excrescence, as in Jennings.
Origin English

Rank 44,192 (2000 US census) 49,425 (1990 US census)
Count 459 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.55%, or 434 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.96%, or 9 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.53%, or 7 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 1.09%, or 5 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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