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![Show Contents]() Shark Surname History
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 Ireland
Hundreds of years ago, the Gaelic name used by the Shark family in Ireland was Ó Searcaigh, which is derived from the word "searcach," which means "loving." Early Origins of the Shark familyThe surname Shark was first found in Tyrone (Irish:Tír Eoghain), the ancient territory of the O'Neills, now in the Province of Ulster, central Northern Ireland, where they were established in ancient times. Early History of the Shark familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shark research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1578 is included under the topic Early Shark History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shark Spelling VariationsThose scribes in Ireland during the Middle Ages recorded names as they sounded. Consequently, in this era many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Shark family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Sharkey, O'Sharkey, Sharket, O'Serky, O'Sherkott, Sherkott, O'Sergoid and many more. Early Notables of the Shark familyNotable among the family name at this time was - Seamus O'Sharkey, 18th century Gaelic poet
 Shark migration to the United States | + |
During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Shark family in North America:
Shark Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Johan Shark, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1728 1
- Uldrick Shark, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1728 1
- Jacob Shark, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
- 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)
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Shark migration to the United States 
