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Where Does The Last Name Sharps Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sharps is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sharps click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharps? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 259,625^th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,813,439 people. The last name Sharps occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Sharps live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Sharps is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,031 people, or 1 in 351,561. In The United States Sharps is primarily found in: Maryland, where 36 percent reside, West Virginia, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Sharps Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sharps has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 596 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sharps Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sharps surname is predominantly Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sharps surname are 5.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.02% being registered with the political party.

Sharps earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $46,664 USD per year.