The Ancestral Home of the Scharf family can be traced back to Germany. Scharf is a German Nickname Surname, and came from added names, that described the initial bearer through reference to a physical characteristic. It is a name for a sharp or a quick witted person. Through the centuries the Scharf family emigrated from Germany all over the world. Sometimes the surname changed or was translated, but generally it remained the same. Variations of the surname name Scharf include Scharff, Scharfe, Scharfer, Scharf and others. The aim of this project is to connect those bearing the Scharf surname to one another, and determine how or if there is any family relationship. Furthermore, the project aims to determine how or where the surname originated in Germany, how it spread across Germany and eventually the world.