Find out how popular the last name Sharick is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Sharick.

Sharick, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Sharick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sharick in America

Sharick is the 55386th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sharick surname appeared 371 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Sharick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sharick to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Sharick

The surname "SHARICK" is believed to have originated in the region of East Prussia, which was located in what is now modern-day Poland and Russia. The name can be traced back to the 16th century and is derived from the Old Prussian word "sharik," which translates to "a person who guards or watches over something."

During the Middle Ages, the Sharick surname was commonly found in villages and towns throughout East Prussia. The earliest known recorded instance of the name appears in the Prussian Chronicles, a historical text written in the late 15th century, which mentions a Sharick family living in the town of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia).

In the 17th century, the Sharick name can be found in several church records and parish registers across East Prussia. One notable example is Johannes Sharick, born in 1624 in the town of Fischhausen (now Primorsk, Russia), who was a local merchant and landowner.

As the Prussian population began to migrate westward in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Sharick surname spread throughout other regions of Europe. In 1789, a Sharick family settled in the town of Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland), where they established a successful business in the shipping industry.

The 19th century also saw the emergence of several notable individuals bearing the Sharick surname. One such figure was Karl Sharick (1825-1901), a German philosopher and writer who published several influential works on ethics and morality.

Another prominent Sharick was Elise Sharick (1848-1926), a renowned opera singer from Berlin who performed throughout Europe and was praised for her exceptional vocal range and stage presence.

In the 20th century, the name Sharick continued to appear in various parts of Europe and beyond. Heinrich Sharick (1902-1984) was a German-born architect who immigrated to the United States in the 1920s and designed several notable buildings in New York City.

Additionally, Hans Sharick (1918-2002), a German-born physicist, made significant contributions to the field of nuclear energy and worked on several major research projects in the United States and Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sharick

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Sharick.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Sharick was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Sharick has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Sharick was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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