Surname origin?

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Surname origin?

where does my surname originate from. It's Shelmerdine. thanks in advance.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: English

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shelmerdine, Shelmerdyne, Shellmerdine, Sellmerdine, Shellmardine, Shelmardine, Selmerdine and many more.

First found in Cheshire where they were anciently seated as Lords of the Manor.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.