Sharples Name Meaning: A surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, taken from the words 'scearp' meaning steep and 'laes' meaning meadow. May have also derived from the word 'sceap' meaning 'sheep'.
A locational name taken from the place name near Lancashire, the Amhlo-Saxon name meaning 'steep meadow'.
Discover how your Sharples ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 86 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 11 |
| Derbyshire | 28 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 3 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 5 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 7 |
| Lancashire | 3,539 |
| Leicestershire | 10 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 34 |
| Middlesex | 3 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 6 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 3 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 28 |
| Warwickshire | 4 |
| Westmorland | 22 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 34 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 630 |
| Cotton Weaver | 312 |
| Coal Miner | 95 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 61 |
| Cotton Winder | 60 |
| House Keeper | 58 |
| Power Loom Cotton Weaver | 43 |
| Labourer | 34 |
| Dress Maker | 28 |
| Cotton Hand Loom Weaver | 26 |
| Cotton Spinner | 26 |
| House Servant | 23 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 22 |
| Carter | 20 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 20 |
| Joiner | 19 |
| Blacksmith | 18 |
| Wife Of Above | 17 |
| Wife | 17 |
| Servant | 16 |
| Cotton Bleacher | 14 |
| Reed Maker | 13 |
| Silk Weaver | 12 |
| Weaver | 11 |
| Cotton Warper | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Sharples | 2,871 |
| Mary Sharples | 2,828 |
| William Sharples | 2,282 |
| James Sharples | 2,016 |
| Thomas Sharples | 1,911 |
| Elizabeth Sharples | 1,782 |
| Alice Sharples | 1,366 |
| Margaret Sharples | 1,056 |
| Sarah Sharples | 1,050 |
| Ellen Sharples | 977 |
| Jane Sharples | 956 |
| Richard Sharples | 935 |
| Ann Sharples | 918 |
| Robert Sharples | 686 |
| George Sharples | 661 |
| Henry Sharples | 631 |
| Joseph Sharples | 597 |
| Hannah Sharples | 517 |
| Annie Sharples | 398 |
| Martha Sharples | 391 |
| Edward Sharples | 380 |
| Nancy Sharples | 303 |
| Catherine Sharples | 249 |
| Eliza Sharples | 249 |
| Betty Sharples | 245 |