Sherwin heads of household in the 1911 census


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For background on how the map was made (and its flaws), see the relevant blog entry.

Surname Dictionary

Ó Searbháin Sherwin, Sharvin: líon beag: Lár na Tíre, an Dún. Bhain siad le Ros Comáin - b'fhéidir go raibh clann eile ins na h-Arda, an Dún. Sloinne Sasanach Sherwin san oirthear, chomh maith. Brí: searbh, géar.
Sherwin Quite numerous: Dublin, Belfast, Midlands. Ir. Ó Searbháin, searbh, bitter. They were a sept of Roscommon but most Sherwins seem to be of English origin. The derivation "cut the wind", i.e. a fast runner, is imaginative from this quarter. DOS.
 

DEDs where Sherwin and a second surname are found together

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