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

Sharrai, 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 Sharrai surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sharrai in America

Sharrai is the 152628th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sharrai surname appeared 107 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 Sharrai.

The history of the last name Sharrai

The surname SHARRAI is believed to have originated in the region of ancient Mesopotamia, now modern-day Iraq, during the early Islamic period around the 7th century AD. It is derived from the Arabic word "sharr," which means "evil" or "harm," and was likely used as a descriptive name for someone with a fierce or intimidating demeanor.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SHARRAI name can be found in a manuscript from the Abbasid Caliphate, dated around 850 AD, which mentions a scholar named Abu Bakr al-Sharrai. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the region by that time.

In the 11th century, the SHARRAI name appeared in several historical records from the Seljuk Empire, particularly in the regions of modern-day Iran and Turkey. A notable figure was Amir Sharrai, a military commander who fought against the Crusaders during the First Crusade in the late 11th century.

As the Islamic empires expanded, the SHARRAI name spread to other parts of the Middle East and North Africa. In the 13th century, there are records of a Sufi mystic named Ibn al-Sharrai from Cairo, Egypt, who wrote influential works on Islamic spirituality.

During the Ottoman Empire period, the SHARRAI name was found among Turkish and Arab communities in various parts of the empire. One prominent figure was Ali Sharrai, a renowned scholar and poet who lived in Istanbul in the 16th century.

In the 18th century, the SHARRAI name appeared in historical records from the Persian Gulf region, particularly in the territories that now make up the United Arab Emirates and Oman. A notable figure from this time was Rashid bin Sharrai, a pearl merchant and navigator who was involved in the region's maritime trade.

Throughout history, the SHARRAI name has also been associated with various place names and locations, such as the village of Sharrai in modern-day Iraq, and the Jabal Sharrai mountains in Saudi Arabia. These place names likely derived from individuals or families with the SHARRAI surname who settled or lived in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sharrai

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

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 Sharrai 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.

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 Sharrai was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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