Origins of the Sharpe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 268North West 208Isle of Man 11Yorkshire 1773East Midlands 1169West Midlands 324East 484London 1464South East 694South West 208South Wales 69Mid Wales 22West Wales 11North Wales 23Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sharpes lived in yorkshire

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    14,000 Sharpe Travel & migration records
    93,000 Sharpes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sharpe

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    421st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Sharpe surname. The oldest one dates back to 1220.

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    What are the most common Sharpe first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sharpes

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Sharpes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    419

    Domestic Servant

    244

    General Servant Domestic

    234

    Living On Own Means

    206

    Laundress

    200

    Commmon male occupations for Sharpes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    480

    Farm Labourer

    275

    Farmer

    275

    Coal Miner

    260

    General Labourer

    258

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