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Sherman Surname Origin
A shearman, one who used to shear cloth. 'Villain, thy father was a plasterer, and thou thyself a shearman.' Stafford to Jack Cade. Shaks. Henry VI.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
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'The past isn't dead. It isn't even past.' --William Faulkner