Bright friend or shearer of wind
Derived from the Old English elements 'scir' meaning bright or clear, and 'wine' meaning friend. Alternatively, it may have originated as a nickname for a fast runner, literally one who 'shears the wind'.
Less common today
Sherwin isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,702 in 1992.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Olympic silver medalist in figure skating
Prominent labor economist and professor
Surgeon and National Book Award winner
