Shirt Surname
Approximately 959 people bear this surname
Shirt Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Sherd,' a place in Disley, in the parish of Stockport. Sherds of Sherd existed at an early period, and the junior branches spread into Lancashire, Derbyshire, and beyond. As for the meaning of Sherd, compare 'shard, an opening in a wood.
Read More About This SurnameShirt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 600 | 1:92,863 | 9,951 |
| United States | 107 | 1:3,387,467 | 192,132 |
| Canada | 95 | 1:387,848 | 34,448 |
| Australia | 79 | 1:341,718 | 28,950 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 675 | 1:36,112 | 4,700 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 105 | 1:478,273 | 34,042 |
Shirt (75) may also be a first name.
Shirt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Sherd,' a place in Disley, in the parish of Stockport. Sherds of Sherd existed at an early period, and the junior branches spread into Lancashire, Derbyshire, and beyond. As for the meaning of Sherd, compare 'shard, an opening in a wood. Yorkshire' (Halliwell). 'Shard, a gap in a fence. Var. dial.' (ibid.) That Shirt is the modern imitative corruption of the surname is manifest.
Richard del Sherd, 1369: v. East Cheshire.
William del Sherd, an archer of the Crown, 1308: East Cheshire.
Hugh del Sherd, of Sherd, 1473: ibid.
William Sherd, of Sherd, 1475: ibid.
Jeffery Shirt, of Staley, 1593: Wills at Chester.
Thomas Shirt, Cheshire, preacher, 1618: ibid.
Richard Sherte, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
For Sheard, q.v.
May be derived from the garment, like Cloake, Mantell, &c., though this does not seem very probable.
Same as Shurt. Corrupted from Sherard, Sherrard. Mr. Bowditch, in his humorous work on Suffolk (American) surnames, says Abraham Shurt, of Pemaquid (near Bristol, Me. ), took an acknowledgment of an Indian deed in 1826, twenty years before any enactment on that subject; and he dedicates his work "To the Memory of A. Shurt, the Father of American Conveyancing, whose Name is associated alike with my Daily Toilet, and my Daily Occupation."
Shirt Demographics
Shirt Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Shirt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shirt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shirt (Arabic: شيرت, Bengali: সিরতি, Hindi: शीरत) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirt? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shirt is the 373,745th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,599,109 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Shirt reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles. Shirt is also the 1,116,575th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 75 people.
The surname Shirt is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 600 people, or 1 in 92,863. In England Shirt is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 33 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 17 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent reside. Outside of England Shirt is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.
Shirt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shirt has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Shirt last name decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 102 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shirt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Shirt last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Shirt last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Shirt earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.35% less than the national average, earning $33,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.33% more than the national average, earning $51,338 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shirt Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shirt in the Bengali language | ||
| সিরতি | sirati | - |
| Shirt in the Hindi language | ||
| शीरत | sirata | 91.67 |
| शिर्त | sirta | 8.33 |
| Shirt in the Arabic language | ||
| شيرت | shyrt | - |
| شرت | shrt | - |
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