Last name: SHERLOCK
Welcome at Geneanet!
With Geneanet, find your ancestors from home, create your family tree for free, and explore and share your family history. Genealogy has never been easier, thanks to our database of 9 billion individuals, and our community of enthusiasts.
All you have to know about the last name SHERLOCK
Last name frequency
SHERLOCK : This last name is indexed 42,976 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
SHERLOCK : English: nickname for someone with fair hair from Middle English shir ‘bright fair’ (Old English scir) + lok ‘lock (of hair)’ (Old English loc). This surname has been established in Ireland since the 13th century where it has been Gaelicized as Scurlóg.
Learn moreVariants of last name
The spelling of names may have changed over the centuries. Knowing these names variants will help you build your family tree.
Search a name
Discover your ancestors and build your family tree step by step through billions of data included in our members' family trees and through civil records.
Most popular first names
- John (3,191)
- Thomas (2,997)
- William (2,208)
- James (1,891)
- Mary (1,879)
- George (1,078)
- Elizabeth (883)
- Richard (814)
- Joseph (779)
- Henry (700)
- Catherine (640)
- Margaret (629)
- Patrick (604)
- Sarah (564)
- Edward (562)
- Anne (541)
- Robert (465)
- Charles (462)
- Michael (461)
- Ann (455)
- Jane (413)
- Bridget (394)
- Samuel (356)
- Ellen (296)
- Peter (274)
- Mary Ann (249)
- Hannah (229)
- Martha (216)
- Andrew (209)
- Eliza (208)
- Mary Anne (176)
- Francis (171)
- Stephen (167)
- Alice (148)
- Kate (137)
- Frank (136)
- Annie (130)
- Agnes (118)
- Abraham (113)
- David (112)
- Mary Jane (112)
- Martin (110)
- Philip (105)
- Walter (104)
- Mr. (103)
- Maria (101)
- Nicholas (101)
- Hugh (100)
- Frances (98)
- Rose (95)
- Fanny (90)
- Frederick (90)
- Emma (89)
- William Henry (89)
- Esther (88)
- Emily (87)
- Helen (87)
- Wm. (85)
- Sophia (81)
- Anna (79)
Most indexed places
- Dublin (1,144)
- Ireland (753)
- Birkenhead (376)
- Liverpool (353)
- Sligo (295)
- Meath (291)
- Cork (284)
- Wallasey (266)
- Eccles (261)
- Mayo (237)
- Monaghan (233)
- Shere (226)
- London (221)
- West Kirby (207)
- Dublin, County Dublin (202)
- Antrim (187)
- Hoose (187)
- Hoylake (180)
- Manchester (177)
- Charing (176)
- New (173)
- Roman Catholic, Boyle (171)
- Horsted Keynes, Sussex (168)
- Saint Peter,liverpool (166)
- Milstead (162)
- Hollinfare (145)
- Cincinnati (138)
- Chilham (133)
- Missouri (128)
- Waterford (125)
- St. Peter's, Liverpool (123)
- County Meath (122)
- Irel (122)
- Belfast, Antrim (119)
- Dover (119)
- Bosham, Sussex (117)
- New York (116)
- Warrington (114)
- Victoria (113)
- Flixton (112)
- Horsted Keynes,sussex (110)
- Saint Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex (109)
- Tranmere (108)
- Cheshire (105)
- Horsted-Keynes, Sussex (104)
- Wexford (103)
- County Sligo (98)
- San Bernardino (98)
- Tipperary (96)
- Norbury, Norbury (91)
- Roscommon (91)
- Eccles, Lancaster (89)
- Navan (89)
- Tonbridge (86)
- Woodchurch (85)
- Stalisfield (83)
- Brightlingsea (82)
- Dorking (81)
- Oxton (81)
- St. Peter, Liverpool (81)
Most indexed countries
- United Kingdom (21,256)
- Ireland (10,443)
- United States (5,680)
- Australia (1,870)
- New Zealand (824)
- France (375)
- Canada (361)
- Unknown country (340)
- Bermuda (65)
- Belgium (55)
- Italy (36)
- Jamaica (26)
- Germany (24)
- Switzerland (17)
- Spain (17)
- Netherlands (17)
- India (13)
- Austria (8)
Available collections for this name
- Archives
(28,409) - Family Trees
(5,874) - Newspapers
(4,837) - Books
(3,274) - Other
(323) - Obituaries
(102) - Magazines
(84) - Cemeteries
(37) - Memorials
(29) - Coats of Arms
(7)