How Many People Have the Last Name Sharkey?
people had the surname Sharkey in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 34,602 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+408 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Sharkey (87.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 7.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Sharkey ranks #3,151. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 89.4% to 87.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Sharkey grew from 8,106 people in 2000 to 8,514 in 2010 (up 5%), and its rank fell from #4,020 to #4,163. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3 to 2.89 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 8,106 | 8,514 |
| Rank | #4,020 | #4,163 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3 | 2.89 |
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Same Soundex code as Sharkey: S620
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