Sharkey

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Searcaigh (“descendant of Searcach”), from searcach (“beloved”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑɹki/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑːki/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ki

Proper noun

Sharkey (plural Sharkeys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Derived terms

• Sharkey County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sharkey is the 4163^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8514 individuals. Sharkey is most common among White (87.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sharkey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Harkeys, Yeraskh