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Sheridan Surname Origin
(Origin Irish) Unknown meaning, possibly someone who was elf-like, mischievous, a mischief maker.
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.
Sheridan Surname Meaning and Family Facts
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'Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own future, and he inherits his own past.' -- H. F. Hedge