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

Sharps is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 259,625^th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,813,439 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Sharps reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,031 people, or 1 in 351,561. In The United States Sharps is most numerous in: Maryland, where 36 percent are found, West Virginia, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Sharps Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sharps has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sharps last name expanded 596 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sharps Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Sharps last name are 5.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.02% being registered to vote for the 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.