Sharp is an English language surname, cognate to the German scharf.
It is also akin to words which have the sense of scraping, e.g. Latin scrobis 'ditch', Russian skresti 'to scrape'.
[citation needed] Recorded variations of the surname include Sharp, Sharpe, Shairp, Sharpes,Sharps[1] and the diminutives Sharpin, Sharplin and Sharpling.
[citation needed] It originates from a medieval nickname, with the derivation from the Old English word "scearp", meaning sharp and used to describe a "sharp or smart" person.
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