Sharrow is an English surname with a locational origin, derived from a place name in South Yorkshire. The name originally denoted someone who hailed from the district of Sharrow in Sheffield, England. The toponym itself comes from Old English scearu 'boundary' and hoh 'a pointed hill, a heel of land', referring to a geographic feature or boundmark. The district of Sharrow is a suburb located directly southwest of Sheffield city centre, encompassing areas such as Sharrow Head and Sharrow Vale. Historically, it was an industrial and working-class area; the ward saw redevelopment in the 1970s that replaced Victorian back-to-back terraces with modern housing. Sharrow has been one of the electoral wards of Sheffield, though its boundaries have changed over time. The name is strongly associable with the region of South Yorkshire, and as a surname it is most commonly found in England. Meaning: 'boundary hill'; from Old English scearu 'boundary' + hoh 'heel, point of land' Origin: English locational surname, from a place in Sheffield, South Yorkshire Type: Topographic/locative Usage regions: Primarily England, especially South Yorkshire