# Sherwin (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the nickname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,296 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,821 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 93,673 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.6% (3,122 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Sherwen, Sherwyn |

## Etymology

Perhaps a nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English scheren (“to cut, slash, slice”) + wynd (“wind”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sherwin 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Sherwin in the United States.

## People named Sherwin

- Martin J. Sherwin, American historian (1937-2021)

## Similar surnames

Shearin, Sheeran, Sherron, Serino, Schwerin, Serrano, Sharma, Soriano, Serna, Schramm, Shrum, Schram.

## 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.