The Sherer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,674 people carried this name — #7,157 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,539 in 2000.

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In print

Sherer in American newspapers,
1884–1912.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Sherer
Daily Kennebec Journal 1912-06-07
Newspaper page from The Democratic Leader carrying the name Sherer
The Democratic Leader 1884-09-12
Newspaper page from Among The Clouds carrying the name Sherer
Among The Clouds 1896-07-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,595 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Sherer in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

929 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sherer. The most, 227, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 416
Victoria 289
South Australia 119
Queensland 42
Tasmania 30
Western Australia 27
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sherer.

Who carried it

People named Sherer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Moyle Sherer 1789–1869 · military officer
  • George Sherer 1800–1870
  • Joseph Ford Sherer 1829–1901
  • Charlotte Catherine Goldney 1836–1921
  • Charlie Sherer 1903–1967 · Australian rules football player
  • Moshe Sherer 1921–1998 · rabbi

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Sherer,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States479 records

479 records of the Sherer name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 194
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 152
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 49
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 45
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 21
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 18
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ralph L. Sherer

    Born 1921 in Alabama. Enlisted 1942 at Fort McClellan; shipping clerk from Walker County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Auburn Parks & Rec, Alabama.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Sherer

    Arrived at New York in 1886 aboard the Eider from Bremen and Southampton, aged 18; farmer. From Oberrosphe, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record James Hamilton Sherer

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1940, died 1961; buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 479 records for Sherer in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia55 records

55 records of the Sherer name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 31
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 15
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Sherer

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Blackheath, aged 28; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Herbert Thomas Sherer

    Elect com employee of Springvale, Victoria; died 1976.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Arthur G. Sherer

    Of Paddington, New South Wales; died 1919.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 55 records for Sherer in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Sherer name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Sherer

    Buried in 1924 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Konrad Sherer

    Died 1995; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Chearihue V.h Sherer

    Died 1908; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Sherer in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Sherer name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Louis Sherer

    Born 1926 in Luxembourg; died 1997 in Luxembourg.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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