Explore the Family Name Sharpley

The meaning of Sharpley

English: 1. habitational name from Sharplow in Tissington (Derbyshire), from Old English scearp ‘sharp, pointed’ + hlāw ‘hill, mound’. 2. variant of Sharples with loss of -s.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sharpley ranked 29,516th in popularity in the United States in 2000 and then slightly dropped to rank 29,693rd in 2010, a decrease of 0.6%. The count of individuals with this surname increased from 754 in 2000 to 793 in 2010, showing a growth of 5.17%. However, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 population saw a slight decrease of 3.57%, from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,516	#29,693	-0.6%
Count	754	793	5.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.27	-3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sharpley

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that in 2000, the largest percentage of individuals with the surname Sharpley identified as White (55.57%) and Black (40.05%). By 2010, these proportions had shifted slightly, with those identifying as White decreasing by 2.2% to 54.35%, and those identifying as Black increasing by 3.6% to 41.49%. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races also increased, from 1.86% in 2000 to 2.4% in 2010, a change of 29.03%. Meanwhile, the proportion of Hispanic identifiers saw a significant drop of 55.81%, going from 1.72% in 2000 to 0.76% in 2010. There was no representation from Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native groups in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	55.57%	54.35%	-2.2%
Black	40.05%	41.49%	3.6%
Two or More Races	1.86%	2.4%	29.03%
Hispanic	1.72%	0.76%	-55.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%