Sherbourne Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

Sherbourne began as an English family name. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “one who came from Sherborne”.

• The name also appears as Sherburne and Sherborne.
• Place names like this marked newcomers by where they had come from.
• About 223 people in the United States were recorded as Sherbourne in 2010, placing it 84,136 on the national list. That puts it among the top 100,000 US surnames.

Heraldry and the Sherbourne name

There is no single Sherbourne family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Sherbourne line, if any, bore arms. Get the complete Sherbourne report, with a museum-style coat of arms.