Dictionary of Family Names

Origin of the Surname SHERARD.

SHERARD. Said to be derived from one Scirrard, who came with William the Conqueror, and obtained lands in Chester and Lancaster, England. It may signify in Anglo Saxon, a high cliff; rocky heights, from scearard.

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