Sherwin
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps a nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English scheren (“to cut, slash, slice”) + wynd (“wind”).
Proper noun edit
Sherwin (plural Sherwins)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sherwin is the 9821st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3296 individuals. Sherwin is most common among White (95.51%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sherwin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.