About the Sherer Surname

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Sherer is usually a form of Scherer. Name scholars give the meaning as “Shearer, barber”.

• The same family of names includes Schaerer.
• In the 2010 US Census, 4,674 Americans gave Sherer as their last name (rank 7,157).
• Sherer is listed among the recognised spellings of Scherer.
• Names that sound alike, such as Shearer, are easily confused in old records.

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