Sherman


Gender:
Origin: English
377 famous people named Sherman found on Wikipedia.
38996 male, 203 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 3208-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 154-th in year 1894
Used in: English

Meanings

Sherman is a surname that originated in the Anglo-Saxon language. It means a "shearer of woolen garments", being derived from the words scearra, or "shears", and mann, or "man". The name is cognate with Sharman, Shearman and Shurman. Sherman has also been regularly used as a given name in the United States. This was probably originally in honor of Roger Sherman, though after the Civil War William Tecumseh Sherman was also an influence.

Type of U.S. medium tank used in World War II, 1942, named for U.S. Civil War Gen. William T. Sherman (1820-1891). The surname is from Old English scearra "shears" + mann "man;" hence "shearer of woolen garments."

One who shears cloth, cuts cloth, cuts the nap of woolen cloth.

Famous People: 377 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 William Tecumseh Sherman 1820 American General, businessman, educator, and author.
2 Richard Sherman 1988 American football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks
3 Sherman Hemsley 1938 American actor
4 Bobby Sherman 1943 American singer and actor
5 Sherman Alexie 1966 Native American author and filmmaker
6 Cindy Sherman 1954 American photographer
7 Richard M. Sherman 1928 American songwriter
8 Allan Sherman 1924 American comedian
9 Robert B. Sherman 1925 American songwriter, screenwriter and publisher
10 Mike Sherman 1954 American college football player, professional football player, professional football coach, college football coach
11 Wendy Sherman 1949 American diplomat
12 Liz Sherman 1962
13 Brad Sherman 1954 California politician
14 James S. Sherman 1855 American politician
15 Sherman McMaster 1853 American Old west outlaw and lawman
16 Sherman Howard 1949 American actor
17 Sherman Minton 1890 U.S. Senator from Indiana, later Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
18 Gabriel Sherman American writer
19 Sherman Adams 1899 United States Marine
20 Anthony Sherman 1988 American football player
21 Sherman Fairchild 1896 American businessman
22 Lydia Sherman 1824
23 Sherman Klump
24 Casey Sherman 1969 American writer
25 Sherman Douglas 1966 American basketball player
26 Sherman Jackson 1956 American Islamic studies scholar
27 Vincent Sherman 1906 Film director
28 Sherman Williams 1973 American football player
29 Polly Sherman
30 Bernard Sherman 1942 Canadian philanthropist
31 Ben Sherman 1925 Brand creator
32 Ellen Ewing Sherman 1824 Wife of American general
33 Mary S. Sherman 1913 Orthopedic surgeon
34 Allie Sherman 1923 NFL football player and coach; sports media & marketing executive
35 Awadh Saleh Sherman 1932
36 Al Sherman 1897 American actor and composer
37 Mickey Sherman 1947 Connecticut lawyer with a suspended law license
38 Lowell Sherman 1885 Actor, director
39 Sherman Cárdenas Estupiñan 1989 Colombian footballer
40 Barry Del Sherman 1962
41 Sidney Sherman 1805 Texan general and a key leader in the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution
42 Sherman Billingsley 1896 Bootlegger, restaurateur
43 Martin Sherman 1966 American actor
44 Chase Sherman
45 Sherman Augustus 1959 American football player and actor
46 Cary Sherman Lobbyist, executive
47 Sherman Block 1924 American sheriff
48 Sherman Edwards 1919 American songwriter
49 Forrest Sherman 1896 Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
50 Thomas Ewing Sherman 1856 American military chaplain
51 Sherman Kent 1903 American historian
52 Sherman Hamilton 1972 Canadian basketball player
53 Editta Sherman 1912 American photographer
54 Sherman Lewis 1942 American football player and coach
55 Maurício Sherman 1931
56 Sherman Smith 1954 American football player and coach
57 John Sherman 1959 American rock climber
58 Hoyt Sherman 1827 Union United States Army officer
59 Kerry Sherman 1953 American actress
60 Sherman Cottle
61 Art Sherman 1937 American horse trainer
62 Sherman Pendergarst 1967 American martial artist
63 Robert J. Sherman 1968
64 Moses Sherman 1853 Los Angeles land developer
65 Sherman Austin 1983 American musician
66 Sherman Skolnick 1930 American conspiracy theorist
67 Charles Robert Sherman 1788 American judge
68 Frederick C. Sherman 1888 United States Navy admiral, aviator and submarine commander
69 Sherman Halsey 1957 Music video director
70 Charles Taylor Sherman 1811 American judge
71 Jane Sherman 1908 American writer
72 Ray Sherman 1951 American football coach
73 Bim Sherman 1950 Jamaican singer
74 Hiram Sherman 1908 American actor
75 Justin Sherman 1987 Australian rules footballer
76 Lawrence W. Sherman 1949 American criminologist
77 Thomas W. Sherman 1813 American Union Army brigadier general
78 Carrie Babcock Sherman 1856 Second lady of the United States
79 Philip Sherman 1611 American colonial settler
80 Bob Sherman 1940 American actor
81 Sherman Chung 1984 Hong Kong singer
82 Sherman Hoar 1860 American politician
83 David Sherman United States Marine
84 Sherman Plunkett 1933 American football player
85 Alfred Sherman 1919 Economist & journalist
86 Sherman Booth 1812 American politician
87 Emile Sherman 2000 Australian film producer
88 Harold Sherman 1898 American writer
89 Raj Sherman 1966 Canadian politician
90 Sherman Yellen 1932 American playwright, screenwriter
91 Lawrence Yates Sherman 1858 American politician
92 Jonathan Marc Sherman 1968 American actor
93 Sherman Miles 1882 U.S. Army general
94 Delia Sherman 1951 American writer
95 Alan Sherman 1957 Computer scientist
96 Russell Sherman 1930 American classical pianist, educator and author
97 Stevie Bloch American actress
98 Josepha Sherman 1946 American writer
99 Sherman W. Tribbitt 1922 American politician
100 Sarai Sherman 1922 American artist
101 Greg Sherman 1970 American ice hockey executive
102 Sherman White 1948 American football player
103 Robert Sherman American music critic
104 Sherman Robertson 1948 American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
105 Augustus Frederick Sherman 1865 American photographer
106 Drew Sherman 1987 British association football manager and association football player
107 Heath Sherman 1967 American football player
108 Sherman Andrus 1942 American gospel singer
109 Rod Sherman 1944 American football player
110 Sherman Dillard 1955 American basketball player-coach
111 Taylor Sherman 1758 Connecticut politician
112 Patsy O'Connell Sherman 1930 American chemist
113 Sherman A. Bernard 1925 Louisiana politician
114 Clara Sherman 1914 Navajo artist
115 Varney Sherman 1953 Liberian politician
116 Joel Sherman 1962 American Scrabble expert
117 Francis Cornwall Sherman 1805 American politician
118 Brent Sherman 1974 American race car driver
119 Sherman Hines Canadian photographer
120 Ed Sherman 1912 American football player and coach
121 Andrew Sherman 1961 American lawyer
122 Sherman Lee 1918 American acaedmic
123 Joseph J Sherman 1980 Marketing strategist, artist
124 Sherman Silber American physician
125 Sherman Irby 1986 American musician
126 Hoyt L. Sherman 1903 American artist
127 Gene Sherman 1915 American journalist
128 Sherman Dreiseszun 1922 American banker
129 Aliza Sherman 1964 Internet entrepreneur, author, speaker
130 Garrick Sherman 1990
131 Sherman P. Lloyd 1914 United States Congressman from Utah
132 Carl Sherman 1891 American politician
133 Jason Sherman 1962 Canadian playwright and screenwriter
134 Sherman Cocroft 1961 American football player
135 Yvonne Sherman 1930 Figure skater
136 Sherman L. Fleek American military historian
137 Sherman Stonor, 6th Baron Camoys 1913 6th Baron Camoys
138 Will Sherman 1927 American football player
139 Alson Sherman 1811 American politician
140 William Watts Sherman 1842 American businessman
141 Stanford Sherman Screenwriter
142 Sherman Maxwell 1907 American sportscaster
143 Max Sherman 1935 American politician
144 Sherman Wu 1937 Chinese American academic
145 Buren R. Sherman 1836 American lawyer, judge and politician
146 Lyman R. Sherman 1804 Mormon leader
147 Sherman Q. Mack 1972 Louisiana politician
148 Daniel Sherman 1721 American judge
149 Francis Joseph Sherman 1871 Canadian writer
150 Sherman H. Dudley 1870 American businessman
151 Matt Sherman 1978 American rugby union player and coach
152 Scott Sherman 1962 American writer
153 Irwin Sherman 1933 American biologist
154 Nancy Sherman 1951 American philosopher
155 Sherman Jones 1935 American politician and baseball player
156 Sherman Walt 1923 American musician
157 Sherman Otis Houghton 1828 United States Army officer
158 Stuart Sherman 1881 American literary critic
159 Tony Sherman Dutch singer
160 Noel Sherman 1930 American musician
161 Sherman Coolidge 1862 Episcopalian priest and a founder and leader of the Society of American Indians
162 Sherman Copelin American politician
163 Joseph Sherman 1945 Canadian writer
164 Matthew Sherman 1827 American mayor
165 Darrell Sherman 1967 American baseball player
166 Sherman Ferguson 1944 American musician
167 Dayne Sherman 1970 American writer
168 Sherman Day Thacher 1861 American headmaster
169 Judson W. Sherman 1808 American politician
170 Sherman Obando 1970 Panamanian baseball player
171 Bud Sherman 1926 Canadian politician
172 Ruth Sherman 1903 American contract bridge player
173 Sherman Bell American army commander
174 Sherman J. Maisel 1918 Economist
175 Sherman Day 1806 American historian
176 Sherman Weissman Geneticist
177 Sherman Page 1779 American politician
178 Jeff Sherman 1952 American musician
179 Carlos Sherman 1934 Uruguayan translator
180 James Sherman 1791 English cricketer
181 Sherman E. Burroughs 1903 United States Navy admiral
182 Solly Sherman 1917 American football player
183 Sherman Zavitz Canadian historian
184 Zander Sherman 1986 Canadian writer
185 Sherman Labby 1929 American artist (1929-1998)
186 Sherman A. Minton 1919 American zoologist
187 Bill Sherman 1909 Australian rules footballer
188 Mark Sherman American biochemist
189 George Sherman 1928 Writer
190 Socrates N. Sherman 1801 Union Army officer, politician, surgeon
191 Nathaniel Sherman 1888 American athlete
192 Francis Trowbridge Sherman 1825 American general
193 Roger Minott Sherman 1773 American judge
194 Sherman Everett Burroughs 1870 American politician
195 Sherman Stearns 1899 American contract bridge player
196 Sherman Cochran 1940 American sinologist
197 Herman Sherman 1923 American musician
198 Roger Sherman Maine Legislator
199 Paula Sherman Algonquin activist
200 Rachel Sherman 1970 American sociologist