# Shedd

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #66,285

## Definitions
1. A surname from Middle English.
2. A census-designated place in Linn County, Oregon, United States.

## Etymology
Topographic surname for someone who lived in a hovel, from Middle English schade (“shade, shadow; shad”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shedd