English: from the Norman personal name Serlo, Germanic
Sarilo, Serilo. This was probably originally a byname
cognate with Old Norse Sorli, and akin to Old English
searu ‘armor’, meaning perhaps ‘defender’, ‘protector’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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