Shearman Surname History

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England
Germany
Israel

Etymology of Shearman

What does the name Shearman mean?

One of the most common traditions for adopting surnames in Medieval Europe was to assume a name that made your occupation clear to others. The surname Shearman was such an occupational name; it was derived from the Yiddish word sher, meaning 'scissors,' and the German 'mann,' meaning 'man.' Shearman would, then, have been an occupational name assumed by a Jew who was a tailor. This name could also have been assumed by one who dealt in cloth, as it had to be cut with shears.

Shearman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sherman, Shermann, Szerman and many more.

Shearman migration to the United States +

Shearman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Philip Shearman, who arrived in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1633 2
John Shearman, who arrived in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1634 2
Abra Shearman, who landed in Virginia in 1648 2

Shearman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jurigh Shearman, aged 17, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
Simon Shearman, aged 49, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 2

Shearman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

H Shearman, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811 2
William Shearman Shearman, who landed in Texas in 1835 2
Henry Shearman, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1855 2

Shearman migration to Canada +

Shearman Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Sand Shearman, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1760
Mr. Adrian Shearman U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1784 3

Shearman migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia included the Third Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Third Fleet

Mr. William Sherman, (b. 1762), aged 25, English settler convicted in Reading, Berkshire on 19th October 1785, sentenced for 7 years for stealing animals, transported aboard the ship "Alexander" leaving in 1787 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1788 1

Following the Third Fleets, other convicts and early settlers arriving in Australia include:

Shearman Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Shearman, British convict who was convicted in London, England for life, transported aboard the "Asia" on 29th September 1831, settling in New South Wales, Australia 4
Robert Shearman, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Abberton" in 1846 5
Eldred Shearman, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Princess Helena" in 1850 6
William Shearman, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Statesman" in 1850 7
James Shearman, aged 25, a gardener, who arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship "Marshall Bennett" 8
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Shearman (post 1700) +

Thomas Shearman, American co-founder of Shearman & Sterling LLP, a law firm headquartered in New York City in 1873
William Shearman (1767-1861), English physician and medical writer, born at Harwich, Essex
Sir Harold C. Shearman (1964-1966), British Labour politician, Chairman of the Greater London Council
Simon Max Shearman (b. 1964), former English cricketer
James Shearman (1970-2004), English composer, arranger and conductor, Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (2004), best known for his prolific work on as many as 53 Hollywood movies
Donald Norman Shearman (b. 1926), Australian former bishop of the Anglican Church of Australia
Sir Montague Shearman (1857-1930), English judge and athlete, co-founder of the Amateur Athletics Association in 1880
Linda Shearman, British gold, two-time silver and bronze medalist competitive ice dancer in the 1960s
Robert Osborne Shearman (1939-1999), Australian rules footballer
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th January 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1831
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ABBERTON 1846. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1846Abberton.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) PANAMA 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850PrincessHelena.gif
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) STATESMAN 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Statesman.gif
South Australian Register Friday 29 April 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Marshall Bennett 1853. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/marshallbennett1853.shtml