Sharrock Surname
Approximately 5,407 people bear this surname
Sharrock Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at (apparently) the Shorn or Split Rock [from Old English sceran (prt. scear), to cut + -rocc (of Romanic orig.), a rock] Cp. Shorrock.
Sharrock Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,840 | 1:30,282 | 4,062 |
| Australia | 1,534 | 1:17,598 | 2,468 |
| United States | 1,507 | 1:240,517 | 22,998 |
| New Zealand | 199 | 1:22,755 | 3,990 |
| South Africa | 144 | 1:376,234 | 33,811 |
| Wales | 58 | 1:53,354 | 4,894 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 945 | 1:25,794 | 3,541 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 200 | 1:251,093 | 20,779 |
Sharrock (11) may also be a first name.
Sharrock Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at (apparently) the Shorn or Split Rock [from Old English sceran (prt. scear), to cut + -rocc (of Romanic orig.), a rock] Cp. Shorrock.
Sharrock and Shorrock are old Lancashire names. Thomas Shorrocks, Esq., was a Salford boroughreeve in 1771 (B.). John Shorrock was minister of Newchurch in Rossendale in 1767; De Shorrok and De Schorrock were names characteristic of the original parish of Whalley in the 13th and 14th centuries (W. W.).
Sharrock Demographics
Sharrock Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sharrock Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharrock Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sharrock is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharrock? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sharrock is the 88,815th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,347,798 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Sharrock reside; 35 percent reside in Northern Europe and 35 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 11 people.
Sharrock is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 1,840 people, or 1 in 30,282. In England Sharrock is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 23 percent live, Lancashire, where 17 percent live and Merseyside, where 11 percent live. Besides England Sharrock occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 28 percent live.
Sharrock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sharrock has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sharrock last name expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 754 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sharrock Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Sharrock surname is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sharrock last name are 24.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.56% being registered with the party.
The amount Sharrock earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.37% more than the national average, earning R 366,852 per year; in United States they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $42,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.92% less than the national average, earning $43,763 CAD per year.
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Sharrock Reference & Research
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