Sherman - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Sherman \

is pronounced SHER-man. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "shear man". Occupational name for a person who trimmed wool cloth. Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman.

Sherman has 5 variant forms: Scherman, Schermann, Shearman, Shermann and Shermon.

Sherman is a very common first name for men (#393 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#420 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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