Sharp is an English language surname, cognate to the German scharf. It is also akin to words which have the sense of scraping, e.g. Latin scrobis 'ditch', Russian skresti 'to scrape'.[citation needed]

Recorded variations of the surname include Sharp, Sharpe, Shairp, Sharpes,Sharps[1] and the diminutives Sharpin, Sharplin and Sharpling.[citation needed] It originates from a medieval nickname, with the derivation from the Old English word "scearp", meaning sharp and used to describe a "sharp or smart" person.[2][1]

People bearing the surname Sharp

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  • Isaac Sharp (1681–1735), early New Jersey settler, judge, politician, and colonel
  • Isadore Sharp (born 1931), Canadian businessman

Fictional characters

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References

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  1. ^ a b Hanks, Patrick (2016). "Sharp". The Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain and Ireland (First ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom. ISBN 9780199677764. Retrieved 26 September 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Surname Database: Sharp Last Name Origin".