The Sharon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,385 people carried this name — #9,598 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 87,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,283 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

23 people named Sharon live in Switzerland.

They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 11
Ticino 9
Vaud 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Sharon in American newspapers,
1884–1907.

Newspaper page from Wood River Times carrying the name Sharon
Wood River Times 1886-02-11
Newspaper page from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser carrying the name Sharon
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser 1884-11-18
Newspaper page from The Roswell Daily Record carrying the name Sharon
The Roswell Daily Record 1907-03-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,786 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Sharon in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

2,586 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sharon. The most, 718, date from the 1980s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 953
ACT (Canberra) 575
Victoria 360
Queensland 318
South Australia 198
Tasmania 40
Western Australia 28
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sharon.

Who carried it

People named Sharon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Sharon
    William Sharon 1821–1885 · lawyer
  • Frederick William Sharon
    Frederick William Sharon 1857–1915
  • Florence Emily Sharon
    Florence Emily Sharon 1858–1924
  • Avraham Sharon
    Avraham Sharon 1878–1957 · composer
  • William Sharon 1793–1875
  • Smily Sharon 1826–1907

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Sharon,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States230 records

230 records of the Sharon name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 93
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 35
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 31
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 30
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ralph E. Sharon

    Born 1911 in Ohio. Enlisted 1943 at Columbus; watchman from Franklin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Obetz Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bridget Sharon

    Arrived at New York in 1873 aboard the Europa from Glasgow, aged 32; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Hugh Henry Sharon

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1940, died 1999; buried at Tahoma National Cemetery, Washington.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 230 records for Sharon in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Sharon name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record James M. Sharon

    Died 1918 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Hugh Frederick Sharon

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Sharon in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Sharon name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Sharon

    Arrived in Queensland in 1884 aboard the Crown of Arragon, aged 30.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Daniel Sharon

    Sailed from Victoria in 1861 aboard the Oscar II, bound for Otago New Zealand, aged 34.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record James Sharon

    Left Launceston in 1854 aboard the Pirate, bound for Geelong, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Sharon name in New Zealand War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record E. Sharon

    New Zealand Entrenching Battalion. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Sharon name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lary Sharon

    Born 1953 in Israel; died 1994 in Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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