And what joking names are there for a sheriff?
| NR | 589 |
| LAW | 159 |
| HIGH SHERIFF | 81 |
| LAWMAN | 44 |
| SHERIFF | 22 |
| COP | 18 |
| FUZZ | 14 |
| THE LAW | 7 |
| DEPUTY | 6 |
| FLATFOOT | 6 |
| NH | 6 |
| THE MAN | 5 |
| BIG MAN | 4 |
| CONSTABLE | 4 |
| DEPUTY SHERIFF | 4 |
| TIN STAR | 4 |
| BIG BOY | 3 |
| BOSS COP | 3 |
| BULL | 3 |
| CHIEF | 3 |
| COPPER | 3 |
| DICK | 3 |
| JOHN LAW | 3 |
| MARSHAL | 3 |
| BADGE | 2 |
| BIG CHIEF | 2 |
| COUNTY MOUNTY | 2 |
| GENDARME | 2 |
| GESTAPO | 2 |
| LAW DOG | 2 |
| MATT DILLON | 2 |
| POLICE | 2 |
| TIN BADGE | 2 |
| ARM OF THE LAW | 1 |
| AUTHORITY | 1 |
| BAD MAN | 1 |
| BADGE TOTER | 1 |
| BADGE WEARER | 1 |
| BIG BOSS | 1 |
| BIG HAT | 1 |
| BIG STAR | 1 |
| BILLY MAN | 1 |
| BOOGEYMAN | 1 |
| BRASS-BADGE MAN | 1 |
| BRODERICK | 1 |
| BUCKEYES | 1 |
| BULL WHIP | 1 |
| COUNTRY COUSIN | 1 |
| COUNTY BIG SHOT | 1 |
| COUNTY JUDGE | 1 |
| COUNTY SHERIFF | 1 |
| COUNTY WATCHDOG | 1 |
| CROOK | 1 |
| DICK TRACY | 1 |
| DILLON | 1 |
| FEE-GRABBER | 1 |
| GOLD-BADGE MAN | 1 |
| GUMSHOE | 1 |
| GUNSMOKE | 1 |
| HAWK | 1 |
| HEAD | 1 |
| HEAD COP | 1 |
| HIGH LAW | 1 |
| HIGH OFFICE | 1 |
| HIGH-MUCKY-MUCK | 1 |
| HIGHPOCKETS | 1 |
| HIGHWAY COP | 1 |
| HIGHWAY PATROL | 1 |
| HIPPY | 1 |
| JAILER | 1 |
| JINGLES | 1 |
| KING BEE | 1 |
| KIT CARSON | 1 |
| LAW OFFICER | 1 |
| LITTLE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE | 1 |
| LOCAL GENDARME | 1 |
| “LONG AND FAR-REACHING, EVER-GRASPING ARM OF THE LAW” | 1 |
| MAN WITH THE BIG BOOTS | 1 |
| MAN WITH THE BIG HAT | 1 |
| MAN WITH THE TIN STAR | 1 |
| MR. DILLON | 1 |
| MR. HIGH SHERIFF | 1 |
| OFFICER | 1 |
| OLD MAN | 1 |
| ONE-STAR | 1 |
| PADDY-MAN | 1 |
| PIMP | 1 |
| POT BELLY | 1 |
| RABBIT CONSTABLE | 1 |
| REVENUER | 1 |
| SCREWBALL | 1 |
| SHARK | 1 |
| SHEREEV | 1 |
| SHERF | 1 |
| SQUIRE | 1 |
| STAR-PACKER | 1 |
| TAX COLLECTOR | 1 |
| THE CONSTABLE | 1 |
| THE HIGH BOSS | 1 |
| TIN HORN | 1 |
| TOP COP | 1 |
| TOP MAN | 1 |
| UNCLE FUZZ | 1 |
| WYATT EARP | 1 |
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