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Sherrill

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How to Pronounce Sherrill

Pronounced SHER-ul /ˈʃɛr.əl/High

Meaning: Sherrill is an English surname used as a given name, generally traced to a place name — related to Shirley — from Old English elements read as 'bright clearing' or 'shire hill'. It carries that landscape-and-lineage sense.Low

In 30 seconds: Sherrill is an English surname name, likely from a place meaning 'bright clearing'. Used for boys, it crested in 1936.

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Origin LowEnglish

MeaningSherrill is an English surname used as a given name, generally traced to a place name — related to Shirley — from Old English elements read as 'bright clearing' or 'shire hill'. It carries that landscape-and-lineage sense.

U.S. rank (1991)#9417 ↘ Falling

1991 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1936

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,915

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Sherrill is an English surname turned first name, most often traced to a place name of the Shirley family, from Old English elements read as 'bright wood or clearing'. Carried chiefly as a boys' name honoring a family surname, it appears in United States records from the early twentieth century, with a mid-century warmth.

Sherrill reached its high point in 1936 and thinned through the century, reading now as a grandfather-tier surname name. It has not revived, remaining a period surname-name rather than a name on the rise.

Did you know? Sherrill served both as a family surname passed down as a first name and, in the same era, occasionally as a girls' name — a reminder of how surname names could drift between the sexes.

Overall data confidence 55%

References — Sherrill — English surname first name, place-name origin (Shirley family) 'bright clearing'; SSA peak 1936

Variations

SherillSherrellCheryl

Nicknames

SherRill

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Sherrill mean?

Sherrill is an English surname name, generally traced to a place name meaning 'bright clearing' or 'shire hill'.

How do you pronounce Sherrill?

It's said SHER-ul /ˈʃɛr.əl/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Sherrill a boy or girl name?

Sherrill is used here as a boy's name, though it was occasionally given to girls in the same era.

How popular is Sherrill?

Sherrill was an uncommon surname name that crested in the mid-nineteen-thirties and has been rare since.