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Sherrell
How to Pronounce Sherrell
Pronounced shuh-REL /สษหrษl/Low
Meaning: Sherrell is a surname-derived given name related to the Sherrill and Cheryl family of names; its deeper origin is uncertain, and it has been used as a unisex name, appearing here for boys.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Sherrell shows how a surname sound could serve as a first name for either a boy or a girl, part of a mid-century taste for -ell and -elle endings.
In these boys' records Sherrell was always rare, given to only a couple dozen a year at its high around 1947, and it thinned out by the early nineteen-eighties. A boy named Sherrell at that peak would be in his late seventies today. It is best read as a surname-derived, honestly uncertain name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Sherrell mean?
It is a surname-derived name related to the Cheryl and Sherrill family; its deeper meaning is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Sherrell?
It is said shuh-REL /สษหrษl/, two syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Sherrell a boy or girl name?
Sherrell has been used for both sexes and appears here as a boy's name.
How popular is Sherrell?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen children a year around the late nineteen-forties.