Given name & surname
Sherod
“one who is wild and untamed; a searcher”·“a seeker”
Sherod is a variant of Sheridan. Interpretations include “one who is wild and untamed; a searcher” and “a seeker”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sherod is a variant of Sheridan. Interpretations include “one who is wild and untamed; a searcher” and “a seeker”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sherod is a form of Sherrod. Sherrod comes from German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Sherod is a variant of Sheridan. The history of Sheridan gives this family its wider story. Sheridan’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Sherod through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 573
- 573 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 24 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 8 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 456 as a first name in 2020; 488 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.
Sherod’s family of names
Sherod has a related form in Sheridan. In English usage, Sherod as a surname has a related form in Sherrod.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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