Explore the Family Name Sharf

The meaning of Sharf

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant, transliterated from Russian, of Scharf. 2. Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Scharf. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Noam, Arie, Avrohom, Hirsh, Mayer, Mikhael, Sarra, Schlomo, Shimon. Russian Lev, Boris, Igor, Mikhail, Semyon, Zinovy.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sharf has slightly decreased over time. In 2000, Sharf was ranked as the 54,643rd most common last name in the U.S., with a count of 353 and a proportion of 0.13 per 100,000 people. A decade later, in 2010, it fell to 59,017th place, with a count of 343 and a representation of 0.12 per 100,000 people, marking a change of -8.0 in rank and -2.83 in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,643	#59,017	-8%
Count	353	343	-2.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sharf

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a diverse range for individuals with the surname Sharf. The majority identified as White, increasing from 90.08% in 2000 to 93.00% in 2010. There was a substantial increase in the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, growing from 2.27% in 2000 to 4.37% in 2010. Those identifying as Black also saw a slight increase from 1.42% to 1.75%. However, there was a drop in individuals identifying with two or more races, which went from 5.10% in 2000 to zero in 2010. No changes were observed for those identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.08%	93%	3.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.27%	4.37%	92.51%
Black	1.42%	1.75%	23.24%
Two or More Races	5.1%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%