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Sharrod
How to Pronounce Sharrod
Pronounced shuh-ROD /ΚΙΛrΙd/Medium
Meaning: Sharrod is a variant of the surname-turned-given-name Sherrod, an English family name thought to derive from an Old English root related to shearing or cutting, in the sense of a shearer or reeve. As a first name it followed the American pattern of adopting surnames, with the a-spelling reflecting its sound.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Sharrod is a variant of Sherrod, an English surname that, like many others, was adopted as a given name in the United States. It appears in birth records from around 1972 and reached a modest high in the late 1970s. It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak.
A boy named Sharrod from that period would be in his forties now. The name reflects the enduring American habit of turning surnames into first names, and it stays an uncommon, distinctive choice that never entered wide use.
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What does the name Sharrod mean?
It is a variant of Sherrod, an English surname thought to relate to an Old English root for shearing or cutting, later used as a given name.
How do you pronounce Sharrod?
It's said shuh-ROD /ΚΙΛrΙd/, two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Sharrod a boy or girl name?
Sharrod is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Sharrod?
It has always been rare, a surname-turned-first-name given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak in the late seventies.