The surname Sherburne
An English surname, carried by 1,871 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex S616
Origin
English origin
From Old English scīr (“bright”) in the definite form, scīra + burna (“stream”).
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,871 people named Sherburne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,016 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,788.
#15,615
rank among US surnames
1,871
people in 2010
0.6
per 100,000 Americans
+4.6%
change since 2000 (was #15,135)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #15,606 | Pines | 1,873 | 164,840 |
| #15,611 | Giesler | 1,872 | 164,928 |
| #15,615 | Stockstill | 1,871 | 165,016 |
Who is named Sherburne
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Sherburne identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 95%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
- Two or more races 1.5%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Other English surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Sherburne come from?
- From Old English scīr (“bright”) in the definite form, scīra + burna (“stream”).
- How common is the surname Sherburne?
- 1,871 people in the United States had the surname Sherburne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,016 Americans. It ranked 15,615th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Sherburne?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Sherburne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Sherburne getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,788 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,871 in 2010, up 4.6%.