Sherwin

English

Alternative forms

• Sherwen, Sherwyn

Etymology

Perhaps a nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English scheren (“to cut, slash, slice”) + wynd (“wind”).

Proper noun

Sherwin (plural Sherwins)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sherwin is the 9821^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3296 individuals. Sherwin is most common among White (95.51%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• whiners