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Sherwood
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English
Etymology
From en ang scīr + ang wudu forest. The first element is either the ancestor of the modern noun shire, or an adjective meaning "bright" (ancestor to the modern word sheer), depending on the specific placename (listed below).
Pronunciation
en /ˈʃɝwʊd/ GA
en /ˈʃɜːwʊd/ RP
Proper noun
en English habitational Old English derived from Sherwood Forest.
en northern suburb city/Preston co/Lancashire cc/England OS grid ref SD5432 OS: Preston
en northern suburb city/Nottingham co/Nottinghamshire cc/England OS grid ref SK5643.
en suburb town/Bonnyrigg carea/Midlothian cc/Scotland OS grid ref NT3164 OS: Midlothian
en number of places c/USA:
en city co/Pulaski County s/Arkansas.
en unincorporated community co/Calhoun County s/Iowa.
en unincorporated community co/Talbot County s/Maryland.
en twp/and/village therein, in co/Branch County s/Michigan.
en hamlet co/Cayuga County s/New York.
en minor city co/Renville County s/North Dakota.
en village co/Defiance County s/Ohio.
en CDP co/Hamilton County s/Ohio.
en city co/Washington County s/Oregon.
en unincorporated community co/Franklin County s/Tennessee.
en unincorporated community co/Irion County s/Texas.
en unincorporated community co/Doddridge County s/West Virginia.
en village co/Calumet County s/Wisconsin.
en town/and/unincorporated community therein, in co/Clark County s/Wisconsin.
en number of places c/Canada:
en neighbourhood in north-west city/Calgary p/Alberta.
en neighbourhood in west city/Edmonton p/Alberta.
en community twp/Huron Shores Algoma District, p/Ontario.
en community comm/Maple city/Vaughan p/Ontario.
en community in the Municipality of the District of Chester, p/Nova Scotia.
en neighbourhood city/Charlottetown co/Queens County p/Prince Edward Island.
en rural municipality , Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159, around city/Regina p/Saskatchewan.
en number of places c/Australia:
en locality in the carea/Clarence Valley and the carea/Coffs Harbour north eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en locality in the carea/Kempsey north eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en locality in the carea/Kyogle north eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en suburb city/Brisbane s/Queensland c/Australia.
en locality south-east of city/Adelaide s/South Australia.
Derived terms
en Newark and Sherwood Sherwood Forest Sherwoodian sherwoodite Sherwood Park Sherwood Rise
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Sherwood is the 1685th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 21,384 individuals. Sherwood is most common among White (90.71%) individuals.
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