as a Last Name
- 20,391
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Sherwood
Meaning & Origins
English: habitational name from a place in Nottinghamshire, around which once stood the famous Sherwood Forest. The place is so called from Old English scīr ‘shire’ or scīr ‘bright’ + wudu ‘wood’.
| 1,518th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 20,391
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Maine
- has the most people named Sherwood per capita
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