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Early Origins of the Sharer family

The surname Sharer was first found in Berwickshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Sharer family

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Sharer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shearer, Sherar, Sherer, Sheerer and others.

Early Notables of the Sharer family

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Sharer Ranking

In the United States, the name Sharer is the 17,147th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Ireland Migration of the Sharer family to Ireland

Some of the Sharer family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Sharer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sharer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Henry Sharer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
  • Philip Sharer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
Sharer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Valentine Sharer, who landed in Maryland in 1840 2
  • Daniel Sharer, who arrived in Maryland in 1848 2
  • H R Sharer, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
  • Lawrence Sharer, who landed in Illinois in 1856-1864 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Sharer (post 1700) +

  • Lucille Sharer, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1952 3
  • Christopher Sharer, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 2012; Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 2012 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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