Sharpe Name Meaning: A variant of 'Sharp',referring to someone or something that is 'active','keen' or 'quick'.
This surname has links to German word 'scharf' which means sharp. Possibly a nickname for someone of good intellect or quick reaction (physically or mentally).
Discover how your Sharpe ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 58 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 78 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 11 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 42 |
| Derbyshire | 62 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 29 |
| Essex | 95 |
| Gloucestershire | 18 |
| Hampshire | 63 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 43 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 164 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 174 |
| Lancashire | 237 |
| Leicestershire | 458 |
| Lincolnshire | 610 |
| London | 644 |
| Middlesex | 67 |
| Northumberland | 23 |
| Norfolk | 134 |
| Northamptonshire | 202 |
| Nottinghamshire | 195 |
| Oxfordshire | 24 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 164 |
| Shropshire | 7 |
| Suffolk | 180 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 54 |
| Sussex | 83 |
| Staffordshire | 62 |
| Warwickshire | 136 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 53 |
| Worcestershire | 11 |
| Yorkshire | 464 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 15 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 751 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 251 |
| House Servant | 79 |
| Labourer | 53 |
| Servant | 45 |
| Dress Maker | 45 |
| House Keeper | 40 |
| General Servant | 30 |
| Laundress | 26 |
| Carter | 26 |
| House Maid | 24 |
| Lace Maker | 22 |
| Coal Miner | 21 |
| Tailor | 19 |
| Shoe Maker | 18 |
| Nurse | 18 |
| Cook | 18 |
| Joiner | 17 |
| Carpenter | 15 |
| Cotton Weaver | 15 |
| Straw Plaiter | 14 |
| Gardener | 14 |
| Groom | 14 |
| Baker | 12 |
| Agricultural Labourer Wife | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Sharpe | 3,823 |
| Mary Sharpe | 3,566 |
| John Sharpe | 3,353 |
| Elizabeth Sharpe | 2,213 |
| Sarah Sharpe | 2,166 |
| George Sharpe | 2,114 |
| Thomas Sharpe | 1,847 |
| James Sharpe | 1,453 |
| Ann Sharpe | 1,171 |
| Joseph Sharpe | 1,164 |
| Charles Sharpe | 1,137 |
| Henry Sharpe | 993 |
| Annie Sharpe | 988 |
| Jane Sharpe | 941 |
| Eliza Sharpe | 877 |
| Emma Sharpe | 807 |
| Frederick Sharpe | 736 |
| Alice Sharpe | 726 |
| Arthur Sharpe | 705 |
| Robert Sharpe | 694 |
| Ellen Sharpe | 650 |
| Samuel Sharpe | 642 |
| Emily Sharpe | 629 |
| Edward Sharpe | 598 |
| Alfred Sharpe | 583 |