Explore the Family Name Sharrock

The meaning of Sharrock

English (Lancashire): variant of Shorrock.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sharrock has seen a slight decline in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Sharrock was ranked 22,258 in terms of commonality among surnames, but that ranking fell by 4.16% to 23,185 in 2010. Despite this, the count of individuals with the surname Sharrock actually increased slightly from 1,081 in 2000 to 1,100 in 2010, demonstrating a growth rate of 1.76%. However, when adjusted for population growth, the proportion of individuals bearing the Sharrock surname per 100,000 people in the U.S. decreased by 7.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,258	#23,185	-4.16%
Count	1,081	1,100	1.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.37	-7.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sharrock

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Sharrock, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifting trends between 2000 and 2010. The largest group identifying as Sharrocks remains those of White ethnicity, making up 85.27% of the total in 2010, down from 86.59% in 2000. Notably, there was a significant increase in Sharrocks of Hispanic ethnicity, growing from 1.02% in 2000 to 2.82% in 2010—a whopping increase of 176.47%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Sharrocks identified as Black increased slightly from 9.99% to 10.09%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races declined by 29.34%, while no Sharrocks identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.59%	85.27%	-1.52%
Black	9.99%	10.09%	1%
Hispanic	1.02%	2.82%	176.47%
Two or More Races	1.67%	1.18%	-29.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%