Shedd

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Shed === Etymology === Topographic surname for someone who lived in a hovel, from Middle English schade (“shade, shadow; shad”). === Proper noun === Shedd (countable and uncountable, plural Shedds) A surname from Middle English. A census-designated place in Linn County, Oregon, United States. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Shedd is the 8512nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3868 individuals. Shedd is most common among White (89.3%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shedd”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.