Definitions for scharf
scharf

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1. Scharf

   Scharf (also Schärf) is a surname of German origin and Irish origin. is found throughout Germany as well as the United States and many other countries. The Irish version of the surname is found almost exclusively in Canada, Australia, and (Scharf's of Irish ancestry who never left) Ireland. In Ireland, the Scharf families were originally found to inhabit County Kerry and County Limerick. In modern-day they are found in County Kilkenny County Carlow.The Scharf families of Germanic origin can trace their ancestral home to Bavaria, which is in the Southeast of modern-day Germany. As of today, the Germanic Scharf family is spread quite evenly over all of Germany. It is an "eke" name; i.e., it describes a physical attribute. In this case it means the original bearer was sharp-witted.There are two explanations of how the Scharf family came to Ireland. The most common is that they are indigenous to Ireland and were part of the Ó Murchadha branch of the McMorrough Clan. After the breakdown of the McMorrough clan, they adopted the Ó Murchadha family name, which is in the Irish language. Ó Murchadha was usually translated into the surname Murphy but a select few families chose the O'Scarflain translation. The second theory of how the O'Scarflain family came to Ireland is that they are the ancestors of invading Vikings that eventually settled in Ireland, known as Norse Gaels. The Viking invasions of Ireland ended with many Viking staying in Ireland and becoming gaelicized. It is believed that one of the Invading Danish Viking carried the relatively common Nordic name of "Skarf". This would have eventually been anglicized into Scharf.After Oliver Cromwell invaded and reconquered Ireland, Prejudicial laws were enacted by the British. The Statues of Kilkenny banned the (including names in Irish) Irish language in most of Leinster. With the O'Scarflain also living in Leinster they, as well as most Indigenous Irish, Anglicized their name to become even more English. O'Scarflain was anglicized to the names Scharf, Scarf, Scarriff, O'Scharf, and O'Scarriff.

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1. SCHARF

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Scharf is ranked #6864 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Scharf surname appeared 4,901 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Scharf.
   
   95.6% or 4,689 total occurrences were White.
   1.4% or 70 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 64 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 46 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 16 total occurrences were Black.
   0.3% or 16 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce scharf?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say scharf in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scharf in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scharf in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scharf
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html