Explore the Family Name Sharrow

The meaning of Sharrow

1. English: habitational name from Sharow near Ripon (Yorkshire), from Old English scearu ‘boundary’ + hōh ‘heel, spur of land’. 2. Americanized form of French Charron, a metonymic occupational name for a cartwright.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sharrow has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 16,275 but climbed to a slightly higher rank of 15,483 in 2010. This reflects a positive change of around 4.87%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also increased from 1,631 in 2000 to 1,891 in 2010, showing an approximate growth of 15.94%. The proportion of people named Sharrow per 100,000 also grew by 6.67%, moving from 0.6 to 0.64.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,275	#15,483	4.87%
Count	1,631	1,891	15.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.64	6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sharrow

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a slight shift within the Sharrow surname bearers. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 92.09% in 2000 to 89.53% in 2010. On the other hand, those identifying as Black have seen a significant increase of 39.53%, rising from 2.58% to 3.60%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native group also saw a considerable increase of 56.02%, moving from 1.66% to 2.59%. The emergence of Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander identities within the Sharrow surname bearers was also noted in 2010, with 1.85% and 0.42% respectively. Lastly, those identifying with two or more races also increased from 1.84% to 2.01%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.09%	89.53%	-2.78%
Black	2.58%	3.6%	39.53%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.66%	2.59%	56.02%
Two or More Races	1.84%	2.01%	9.24%
Hispanic	0%	1.85%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.42%	0%