How Many People Have the Last Name Sharp?
people had the surname Sharp in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 3,734 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
+2,122 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Sharp (83.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 10.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Sharp ranks #293. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Sharp grew from 76,868 people in 2000 to 78,990 in 2010 (up 2.8%), and its rank fell from #371 to #405. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 28.49 to 26.78 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 76,868 | 78,990 |
| Rank | #371 | #405 |
| Per 100,000 people | 28.49 | 26.78 |
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Same Soundex code as Sharp: S610
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