# Sheridan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/sheridan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 22,177 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,623 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,922 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (21,668 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃɛɹɪdən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

As a surname, from Irish Ó Sirideáin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sheridan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Sheridan in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Sheridan

- Tye Sheridan, American actor (born 1996)
- Ann Sheridan, American actress (1915-1967)
- Liz Sheridan, American actress (1929–2022)
- Martin Sheridan, American athletics competitor (1881–1918)
- Taylor Sheridan, American producer, screenwriter and director (born 1970)
- Jamey Sheridan, American actor
- Dave Sheridan, American actor
- Lisa Sheridan, American actress (1974-2019)
- Margaret Sheridan, American actress (1926–1982)
- Dinah Sheridan, British actress (1920–2012)
- Nicole Sheridan, American pornographic actress
- Clare Frewen Sheridan, British artist (1885-1970)

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Sartin, Sartain, Sciortino, Sardina, Scardino, Sardinas, Scardina, Sortino, Scruton.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.