Given name & surname
Sherrod
“one who is wild and untamed; a searcher”·“a seeker”
Sherrod 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
Sherrod 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
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Sherrod 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
Sherrod through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,975
- 1,970 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 10 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 71 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,429 as a first name in 2020; 8,099 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.
Sherrod’s family of names
Sherrod has a related form in Sheridan. In English usage, Sherrod as a surname has a related form in Sherod. In English usage, Sherrod as a surname has a related form in Sherod.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Sherrod
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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