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'''Sherman''' is a [[Family name|surname]] that originated in the [[Old English language|Anglo-Saxon language]]. It means a "shearer of woolen garments," being derived from the words ''scearra'', or "shears", and ''mann'', or "man". The name is [[cognate]] with [[Sharman]], [[Shearman]] and [[Shurman (surname)|Shurman]]. Sherman has also been regularly used as a given name in the United States. This was probably originally in honor of [[Roger Sherman]], though after the Civil War [[William Tecumseh Sherman]] was also a factor.
==People==
The following people have the Sherman surname:
* The [[Sherman Brothers]]
* [[Kurt Cobain|Kurt Sherman]]
* [[Al Sherman]], 20th century songwriter
* Sir [[Alfred Sherman]], British journalist
* [[Allan Sherman]], American comedian
* [[Bernard Sherman]], Canadian billionaire
* [[Bobby Sherman]], American singers
* [[Carl Sherman]], NY State Attorney General 1923-1924
* [[Cindy Sherman]], American artist
* [[David Sherman]], American novelist
* [[Forrest Sherman]]
* [[Gene Sherman (sportscaster)]]
* [[George Sherman]]
* [[James Sherman (minister)]]
* [[James S. Sherman]] (27th Vice President of the United States of America)
* [[John Sherman]], one of several
* [[Mike Sherman]]
* [[Richard M. Sherman]]
* [[Robert B. Sherman]]
* [[Roger Sherman]]
* [[Stuart Sherman]], American literary critic
* [[Vincent Sherman]]
* [[William Tecumseh Sherman]], U.S. Civil War general
The following people have "Sherman" in their names:
* [[Roger Sherman Baldwin]]
* [[Sherman Alexie]]
* [[Sherman Hemsley]]
==Fictional characters==
*Sherman, pet boy of the dog [[Mister Peabody]] on ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show''
*[[Sherman T. Potter]], from the TV series ''M*A*S*H''
*[[Sherman Klump]], the title character from the film ''The Nutty Professor''
*Sherman McCoy, the protagonist of Tom Wolfe's ''[[The Bonfire of the Vanities]]''
*Jay Sherman, the main character in ''[[The Critic]]''
*Sherman, a titular character in the comic strip ''[[Sherman's Lagoon]]''
==Places in the United States==
*[[Sherman, Connecticut]]
*[[Sherman, Illinois]]
*[[Sherman, Texas]]
*[[Sherman, West Virginia]]
*[[Sherman County]], several
*[[Sherman Township]], several
==Other==
*[[Sherman Antitrust Act]]
*[[M4 Sherman]] tank
*[[Sherman Silver Purchase Act]]
*[[Sherman (constructor)]], a former racing car constructor
*[[USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720)|USS ''Sherman'' (WHEC-720)]], United States Coast Guard cutter
*[[General Sherman]]
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