Shirt Surname

373,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Shirt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6001:92,8639,951
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Canada951:387,84834,448
Australia791:341,71828,950
Wales181:171,91811,581
India141:54,790,384527,769
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6751:36,1124,700
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Sheard, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

May be derived from the garment, like Cloake, Mantell, &c., though this does not seem very probable.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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 found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 373,745th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,599,109 people. The surname Shirt is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Shirt are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 75 people.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 600 people, or 1 in 92,863. In England it is most prevalent in: South Yorkshire, where 33 percent live, Derbyshire, where 17 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent live. Besides England this last name occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Shirt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shirt has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 102 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shirt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Shirt are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirtz91155/
Shirte9135/
Shairt913/
Shirts912/
Schirt912/
Shitrt911/
Shirtt910/
Shir89361,884/
Sirt89109/
Schirtz83157/
Shirthe832/
Sheirts831/
Shairet831/
Shcirtz831/
Schiert830/
Shuiret830/
Shire8042,060/
Shair8033,536/
Sheir804,235/
Shier804,133/
Siret802,066/
Shior801,302/
Shird80607/
Sehrt80496/
Sirte80279/
Schir80227/
Shuir80114/
Siert80106/
Shirr8093/
Szirt8056/
Shirz8042/
Shsir8024/
Shoir8021/
Sirts8021/
Shirh8018/
Shgir8013/
Chirt8011/
Shert8010/
Shurt807/
Sirth805/
Sshir803/
Shirp803/
Shhir803/
Shitr802/
Shihr801/
Suhrt800/
Shirtova774/
Sschirtz770/
Sir7556,454/
Schier738,652/
Sirett73912/
Shaair73901/
Schirp73553/
Sierte73519/
Scheir73480/
Sehier73403/
Shirre73388/
Schurt73301/
Shuert73217/
Shaire73213/
Shertz73208/
Schirr73169/
Sierts73137/
Sheire73128/
Schert73128/
Schirz73122/
Schair73118/
Shaird7372/
Shairp7361/
Sahair7352/
Sierth7347/
Sherts7340/
Schuir7331/
Shihre7330/
Sirret7329/
Sheirr7318/
Suirte7316/
Sirete7315/
Soiret7312/
Shuirr7311/
Shchir7311/
Shairh737/
Schiær736/
Shgair736/
Sherte735/
Szirth735/
Schgir735/
Schior734/
Saheir733/
Sirdth733/
Sherht733/
Sheird733/
Shairr733/
Siertz732/
Schird732/
Cheirt732/
Sheirh732/
Shairz732/
Sairet731/
Chirte731/
Sirthe731/
Sheert731/
Sherth731/
Sheart731/
Hshire731/
Sireth731/
Shierd731/
Siehrt731/
Schürt731/
Seirte731/
Séhier731/
Sehgir731/
Soisrt731/
Shoire731/
Shaihr731/
Chairt731/
Sirrtz730/
Shuirp730/
Sehert730/
Seirts730/
Chirtz730/
Shirds730/
Shuurt730/
Sher67444,265/
Sert6756,983/
Sire6710,870/
Sair674,785/
Sehr672,357/
Shirova672,180/
Sier671,717/
Chir671,639/
Sırt67634/
Sirr67506/
Shyr67445/
Cirt67424/
Sitr67365/
Surt67356/
Sirp67308/
Seir67275/
Suir67231/
Soir67194/
Scherdt6798/
Szir6759/
Sirh6753/
Sihr6750/
Sgir6748/
Schürdt6744/
Sisr6743/
Sird6743/
Zirt6733/
Hsir6731/
Sirrett6727/
Scheirr6716/
Sirette6715/
Schürtz6710/
Shaggir679/
Ssir678/
Syhr678/
Schøier678/
Schuert677/
Sirtova677/
Schirpf676/
Shahair676/
Shjr675/
Souhier675/
Sähr675/
Schertt672/
Shyrete672/
Shirová672/
Sxir672/
Chairte671/
Scheihr671/
Scherts671/
Shehgir671/
Shcertz671/
Shearet671/
Scir671/
Sirz671/
Sehgert671/
Sahhier671/
Sha'air671/
Xhir671/
Jsir671/
Hcir671/
Shearts670/
Scherth670/
Sjir670/
Sheired670/

Shirt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shirt in the Bengali language
সিরতিsirati-
Shirt in the Hindi language
शीरतsirata91.67
शिर्तsirta8.33
Shirt in the Arabic language
شيرتshyrt-
شرتshrt-

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