Shearburn

Shearburn Meaning & Origin

About Shearburn
The surname Shearburn is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "scear" meaning "shear" or "cut" and "burna" meaning "stream" or "brook." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Shearburn can be interpreted as "one who lives near a stream or brook where shearing or cutting takes place." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived or worked in an area where sheep shearing or cutting of vegetation occurred.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Shearburn is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Shearburn: 199
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 92,358
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Shearburn based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XRPRN
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S061065
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH IH1 R B ER2 N
🌐 IPA
/shearburn*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XRPRN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S616

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shearburn in Braille

Here's how to represent Shearburn in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Shearburn in braille

How to sign the name Shearburn using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Shearburn using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Shearburn in sign language

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