Sherrington

From the Old English personal name Sċīra, itself from sċīr (“bright, shining”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Sherrington (countable and uncountable, plural Sherringtons)

1. A village and civil parish (without a council) in the Wylye Valley, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9639).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sherrington is the 154907^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 105 individuals. Sherrington is most common among White (86.67%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sherrington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Herringtons