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Sherlock
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  • Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Sherlock

Supposedly from an Old English scir-locc (“bright-lock”). One of a group of surnames originally denoting hair colour, parallel to Blacklock, Harlock (Old English har (“grey”)), Silverlock. In the sense of “a detective”, from Sherlock Holmes. In the computing verb sense, refers to the software Sherlock, which in 2002 came to replicate some of the features of an earlier complementary program called Watson.

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United Kingdom Sherlock Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #1667

Popularity Over Time (Scotland)

NRS Most Common Surnames 2024 ↗ / NRS Scotland (chart data) ↗

United States Sherlock Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #6293
Frequency 4,988 people (1.85 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 93.77% Hispanic 1.54% Black 1.26% Asian/PI 0.92% Native Am. 1.26% Two+ 1.24%
U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

France Sherlock Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #225707
INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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