Explore the Family Name Sharer

The meaning of Sharer

1. English: variant of Shearer. 2. Americanized form of German Scherer.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Sharer in the United States?

The popularity of the surname "Sharer" has seen a significant increase according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 16,160 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had risen to the 15,159th spot, marking a 6.19% increase. Moreover, the number of people bearing the "Sharer" surname also surged from 1,645 in 2000 to 1,945 in 2010, indicating a considerable growth rate of 18.24%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also saw an upward trend, growing from 0.61 to 0.66.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,160	#15,159	6.19%
Count	1,645	1,945	18.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.66	8.2%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sharer

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of Whites with the surname "Sharer" slightly decreased from 96.17% to 94.24%, there were notable increases in other ethnic identities. For instance, those identifying as Black went up from 1.16% to 1.90%, a change of 63.79%. Additionally, the Hispanic identity group saw a growth rate of 40.62%, moving from 1.28% to 1.80%. The category of "Two or more races" also experienced a significant surge, nearly doubling in proportion from 0.55% to 1.08%. However, the representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian and Alaskan Natives saw no change over the decade; the former recorded a decrease to 0% while data for the latter was suppressed.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.17%	94.24%	-2.01%
Black	1.16%	1.9%	63.79%
Hispanic	1.28%	1.8%	40.62%
Two or More Races	0.55%	1.08%	96.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.55%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.3%	0%	0%