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Sherry derives
from the Irish word Searraigh, which is the
possessive form of Searrach.
Searrach is a young horse
or foal.
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Annals
of Ireland (1032 - 1473) - Sherry references - (Séarraigh,
Serraich, Serraigh, Shearraigh, Sherraigh, Seiridh) (Compiled during the 1600s)
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Penders Census Index (1659)
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Hearth
Money Rolls (1663-1665) for Counties Armagh,
Donegal, Louth, Monaghan, Sligo,
and Tyrone - variants of Sherry -- GoogleMap
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Flax
Spinning Lists (1796) - Sherry, Sharry, McSharry, McSherry - parish and
county
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Griffiths
Valuation (ca 1860) - geographic distribution of the Sherry, Sharry, McSharry, McSherry families in Ireland -- GoogleMap
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IGI
extracted Irish births (1864-1881) - Sherry, Sharry,
McSharry, McSherry --
additional
births -- additional
marriages
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Online
Phone Listings (2005) - geographic distribution of Sherry, Sharry, McSharry, McSherry in Ireland -- GoogleMap
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DNA
Results - a potential link with Bréifne / Niall of the Nine Hostages
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historical
information on Sherrys in Errigal
Truagh parish, County Monaghan
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In the course of tracing my family's history, I've learned this about Sherrys:
The 1880 U.S. census data at familysearch.com show 514 Sherrys (or McSherrys) with Irish births, 69 Canadians, 34 English, 8 Scots, 4 Welsh, 43 Germans, 15 French, 8 Italians, 4 Swiss, 1 Belgian, 1 Pole/German. This counts multiple members of the same family.
1930 U.S. census data (head of household) at ancestry.com has 131 Sherrys with Irish births, 41 Canadians, 25 English, 10 Scots, 5 Germans, 5 Italians, 4 Swiss, 4 Austrians, 2 French, 1 Belgian. I did not look carefully; some may be widows of men named Sherry.
Some Sherrys at the Facebook group "No really tho...Sherry is my LAST name!" report that their Russian Jewish ancestors' names had been shortened from Shereshevsky. Two professional baseball players during the late 1950s/1960s, Norm and Larry Sherry were Jewish.
