Given name & surname
Sherburne
“from the shining brook”
Sherburne is a variant of Sherborne. One English interpretation is “from the shining brook.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sherburne is a variant of Sherborne. One English interpretation is “from the shining brook.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sherburne is a variant of Sherborne. An origin associated with Sherborne is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sherburne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1921. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,341 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sherburne’s family of names
Sherburne has a related form in Sherborne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Sherburne
- Sherburne Wesley BurnhamAmerican astronomer (1838–1921)
- Sherburne F. CookAmerican historian and physiologist (1896-1974)
- Sherburne HopkinsAmerican Lawyer (1867-1932)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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