Sherman surname meaning

Sherman is an English occupational surname from shearman, a worker who used shears to trim or finish woven cloth. In the medieval textile trade, shearing was a specialized stage that helped smooth fabric after weaving. Shearman, Sharman, and Shereman are historical spelling forms, while German Schürmann may be a separate regional surname despite resemblance. The occupation could produce unrelated Sherman families in different textile communities. Occupation is the high-confidence catalog type because the trade term and its surname use are well documented; the name does not imply that every modern bearer works with cloth.