Sherley

English

Alternative forms

• Shirley
• Shurley

Etymology

Variant of Shirley.

Proper noun

Sherley (plural Sherleys)

1. A surname.
2. (rare) A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
3. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.

   Sherley Moore

4. (rare) A female given name transferred from the surname.

   Sherley Anne Williams

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sherley is the 39004^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 565 individuals. Sherley is most common among White (67.08%) and Black/African American (24.96%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sherley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.