Sherrod is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name Sherrod Brown (born 1952), United States Senator Sherrod Martin (born 1984), American football player Sherrod Small, American comedian Sherrod E. Skinner, Jr. (1929–1952), U.S. Marine and Medal of Honor recipient Sherrod Williams (1804–1876), U.S. Representative from Kentucky

Surname Benjamin Sherrod (1777–1847), American cotton plantation "baron" Bud Sherrod (1927–1980), American football player Charles Sherrod (1937–2022), American civil rights activist Charles Sherrod Hatfield (1882–1950), judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Jaylyn Sherrod (born 2001), American basketball player Katie Sherrod, American journalist Matt Sherrod (born 1968), American drummer Rick Sherrod (born 1979), American football player Robert Sherrod (1909–1994), American journalist Shirley Sherrod (born 1948), a US government employee who was controversially forced to resign in 2010. See Resignation of Shirley Sherrod William Crawford Sherrod (1835–1919), American politician and Confederate officer from Alabama

See also 117736 Sherrod, a main-belt asteroid Ben Sherod, 1837 steamboat disaster