Given name & surname
Sharkey
“descendant of Searcach”
Sharkey is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sharkey goes back to Irish Ó Searcaigh, meaning “descendant of Searcach.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Ó Searcaigh (“descendant of Searcach”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Similar names
If you love Sharkey, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Shawhan
“descendant of Síodhachán”
57% boys · 43% girls
Tarpey
“descendant of Tarpach”
—
Halvey
“descendant of Ailmhac”
—
Hanvey
“descendant of Ainbhioth”
—
Hainey
Hainey is a surname from Irish.
—
Shortell
Shortell is a surname from Irish.
—
Shand
Shand is a surname from Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Irish.
69% boys · 31% girls
Mcgarvey
“son of Gairbhshíth”
—