Sharkey
English edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Searcaigh (“descendant of Searcach”), from searcach (“beloved”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑɹki/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑːki/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ki
Proper noun edit
Sharkey (plural Sharkeys)
- A surname from Irish.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sharkey is the 4163rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8514 individuals. Sharkey is most common among White (87.32%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sharkey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.