Shore Surname

20,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Shore Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the shore,' from residence beside the sea; compare Sands or Sandys.

Adam de Schore, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Schore, 1379: ibid.

1655. Baptised — John, a.

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Shore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,1571:23,9143,010
England4,9681:11,2151,663
Canada1,8841:19,5572,727
Australia1,6631:16,2332,300
New Zealand5391:8,4011,444
Iran4881:157,34113,648
Wales2261:13,6931,500
Ireland1731:27,2192,505
Tanzania1601:330,88524,859
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Albania1551:18,8003,257
India1441:5,326,843130,588
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Israel1181:72,5228,891
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Scotland891:60,1554,924
Northern Ireland461:40,1093,723
China331:41,433,9872,228
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Greece291:382,06251,720
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Sweden251:393,87027,867
France241:2,767,613196,808
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Qatar61:393,00055,922
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Guam11:160,1214,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1291:34,3403,302
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,1081:7,8431,198
Scotland671:55,8693,649
Wales471:33,3711,813
Guernsey111:2,969521
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5431:32,5463,919

The alternate forms: Shoré (1) are calculated separately.

Shore (512) may also be a first name.

Shore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the shore,' from residence beside the sea; compare Sands or Sandys.

Adam de Schore, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Schore, 1379: ibid.

1655. Baptised — John, a. John Shore: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1768. Married — Joseph Shore and Deborah Lebarre: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at the Shore or Strand [Middle English schore; prob. from Old English sc(e)orian, to project] (Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at the Sewer or Drain [Old French sewiere, a sluice, channel; essouere, a drain, ditch] Robert del Shore.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1374.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Eng, Hebrew, German) Dweller at the shore; dweller at the sign of the bullock; a name possibly adopted by people named Joseph in response to Deut. 33:17 where Joseph is likened to a young bullock.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The sea-side, or the margin of a river or lake.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or D’Escures, a branch of the house of Falaise or De Molines (see Molyns). The estate of Escures belonged to Alan de Escures or Falaise t. Henry I. (MSAN, viii. 428, Rot. Pip. 31 Hen. I.). He was son of Alured de Falaise, of York t. William I. (Burton, Mon. Ebor. 340), and ancestor of William de Scures of York 1165 (Lib. Niger). The name changed gradually to Scurs, Schur, Schor, Scor, Skewers, Scunes, Skiers, Skurer, Schures, &c. A branch became seated in Derby, of which was Robert Shore, one of the gentlemen of that county 1433, ancestor of the eminent Governor-General of India, Sir John Shore, first Lord Teignmouth.

The Norman People (1874)

Gerold, Alan, German le Sor, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Elena le Sore, William le Sour, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Shore: have furnished names to those dwelling by the sea.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

George Shore was one of the Royalist delinquents of Macclesfield who were fined or had their properties sequestrated in the time of Cromwell (E.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Shore Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shore Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shore (Arabic: شور, Hindi: शोरे, Marathi: शोरे, Russian: Шорэ, Tibetan: ཤོར་) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Shoré. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shore? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,449th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 272,554 people. The surname Shore occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Shore live; 64 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 373,684th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 512 people.

Shore is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 15,157 people, or 1 in 23,914. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 14 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Shore exists in 90 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Shore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shore has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shore last name expanded 982 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 481 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 134 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shore last name is chiefly Catholic (64%) in Ireland and Christian (60%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Shore last name are 38.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shore earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.58% more than the national average, earning R 464,772 per year; in United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,851 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.39% more than the national average, earning $58,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoré931/
Shores9110,995/
Shorey914,340/
Schore91265/
Shorei91195/
Shorer91167/
Shoree91113/
Shorie9188/
Shoore9141/
Shorez9136/
Shoreh9130/
Shorea9123/
Shorep9116/
Shotre916/
Shorre915/
Shoure913/
Shorge912/
Shohre911/
Shored911/
Shorej911/
Shoret911/
Sshore911/
Shoire911/
Sore89105,040/
Shor899,537/
Schorer833,306/
Shorets83731/
Shourie83476/
Shohreh83411/
Shotrey83240/
Schorge83224/
Schorre83214/
Shoreit83153/
Shorett8397/
Schoore8396/
Schorey8385/
Schorie8348/
Shoresh8337/
Shorees8334/
Schores8331/
Shourer8325/
Schorea8318/
Shoreys8310/
Shoureh8310/
Shoyrer8310/
Shorrer834/
Shoretz834/
Shorrey832/
Schoere832/
Schored831/
Shourei831/
Shoorei831/
Shoreae831/
Shoredh831/
Shoriea831/
Schoreh831/
Schorez831/
Shotree831/
Shorest830/
Shoures830/
Shoorer830/
Hshoure830/
Schoree830/
Schoret830/
Shorres830/
Shorret830/
Schorze830/
Short80113,655/
Shere8011,065/
Share8010,802/
Chore809,554/
Sorge809,039/
Shora804,998/
Soret803,371/
Schor803,005/
Shure802,731/
Shour802,451/
Shori802,163/
Shoor801,738/
Suhre801,671/
Shorr801,390/
Sorey801,120/
Soire801,045/
Sorre80928/
Sores80706/
Sorea80455/
Soure80450/
Sotre80381/
Soree80362/
Sorie80307/
Sahre80298/
Sohre80287/
Soore80261/
Sorée80181/
Sorez80165/
Soreh80164/
Shord80148/
Soere80141/
Shory80135/
Sorer80127/
Siore80108/
Sorei8051/
Sorje8033/
Sorze8026/
Sorej8023/
Sorep8023/
Shoir8021/
Sorhe8014/
Sored807/
Shorp806/
Soreu806/
Sühre806/
Soyre804/
Szore803/
Shuor803/
Szhor802/
Shorh802/
Soreś802/
Suore802/
Shhor802/
Shorj801/
Shorz801/
Sorèe801/
Sehre800/
Shohr800/
Schourie77160/
Schoerie77142/
Schorrer77108/
Shourreh7749/
Schoures7745/
Schorejs7736/
Shoureas7725/
Schoreit7725/
Schoeree7718/
Shorrett772/
Schoirer772/
Shotress772/
Schorech771/
Schourer770/
Shoureds770/
Shoretts770/
Schoorer770/
Schorres770/
Schoehre770/
Schoyrer770/
Sor756,312/
Sahare7355,976/
Schorr7310,816/
Shortt738,645/
Chorei733,725/
Schori733,336/
Choure733,190/
Shurie732,969/
Shoura732,540/
Sharer732,430/
Sotres731,819/
Schoor731,667/
Shareh731,071/
Shoori731,049/
Sorres73911/
Shared73872/
Sharee73803/
Shouri73767/
Schure73614/
Sathre73506/
Sharie73350/
Chorey73347/
Sorrie73338/
Sourie73333/
Shoury73330/
Shurey73323/
Shahre73315/
Chores73310/
Schorp73284/
Sharhe73273/
Schere73272/
Schory73235/
Schare73229/
Shourd73196/
Siores73196/
Soirez73195/
Sorret73194/
Sherei73186/
Shorys73182/
Sorett73166/
Suhrie73147/
Sheere73141/
Shorra73137/
Shorai73130/
Shoraj73112/
Sahreh73105/
Siorez73101/
Shhare7396/
Suhrer7393/
Schorz7387/
Shoris7382/
Schohr7380/
Soures7372/
Soureh7372/
Sharet7369/
Sorecz7367/
Shures7365/
Choreň7365/
Shurer7359/
Sherie7359/
Schüre7358/
Soretz7356/
Souret7352/
Sherey7349/
Sharei7349/
Sahure7349/
Schour7348/
Shotri7348/
Sharep7342/
Sorhie7342/
Sohreh7340/
Sherre7338/
Soiree7337/
Sorrey7337/
Shorri7336/
Chhore7333/
Shourt7332/
Choret7332/
Sharey7329/
Shoiry7328/
Szorre7328/
Zsorey7327/
Sheree7325/
Suorez7325/
Shoory7325/
Soorer7325/
Chotre7322/
Shoora7322/
Shorha7321/
Shatre7320/
Sharez7320/
Sorihe7319/
Shaure7318/
Shaare7318/
Schord7317/
Soirre7317/
Sorrer7317/
Shoriz7316/
Sooree7316/
Sharea7316/
Sotrez7313/
Sorhge7313/
Shares7312/
Soiret7312/
Sosres7312/
Sotrey7312/
Soorej7311/
Soirie7311/
Suhrei7311/
Sharre7310/
Soirey7310/
Shordt739/
Schgor739/
Shuree739/
Shuret739/
Soores739/
Sohree739/
Shurge738/
Chuore738/
Soresh738/
Soorey738/
Shoira738/
Shurea738/
Sahrey737/
Soorie737/
Schorh737/
Sourey736/
Sorgey736/
Sorest736/
Chorre736/
Shorip736/
Sotrea736/
Chorhe736/
Shourj736/
Chorez736/
Soorea735/
Soires735/
Sahrej735/
Shoray735/
Shaere735/
Sorrea735/
Sourea735/
Sorgeh735/
Szorer735/
Sourei735/
Sahrie735/
Choore734/
Sorets734/
Shorry734/
Sohtre734/
Choire734/
Shureh734/
Shorit734/
Sharge734/
Soutre734/
Shüree734/
Shuure734/
Sorejs734/
Shosri734/
Chorea733/
Chorje733/
Suthre733/
Shohrh733/
Sherea733/
Sorree733/
Sahrge733/
Sotret733/
Shoryi733/
Shehre732/
Sohrie732/
Sourer732/
Suhrey732/
Shoeri732/
Shereh732/
Sourre732/
Soyres732/
Soreas732/
Sorzie732/
Shereu732/
Shareu732/
Shoroi732/
Sottre732/
Shchor732/
Choreś732/
Sorrhe732/
Sehreh732/
Shoery731/
Sharje731/
Chosre731/
Chorer731/
Sooret731/
Shured731/
Shoroj731/
Shorza731/
Sheure731/
Seehre731/
Sharej731/
Shasre731/
Suhrez731/
Sourez731/
Soreyt731/
Sorhea731/
Sorieh731/
Sourge731/
Souree731/
Siorie731/
Soress731/
Sehrei731/
Soorge731/
Shorgi731/
Sorech731/
Sorehe731/
Soreph731/
Sorhet731/
Sohrei731/
Soirée731/
Soitre731/
Siorea731/
Shorrt731/
Shureu731/
Shärer731/
Shohrt731/
Shorid731/
Shorih731/
Sourje731/
Shoryo731/
Sahred731/
Shzoor731/
Soisre731/
Sohrez731/
Soreee731/
Sorheh731/
Sooreh731/
Shoraa731/
Sotree731/
Sorreu731/
Suorep731/
Suhree731/
Soyrer730/
Soreet730/
Soured730/
Shohtr730/
Shurre730/
Shorio730/
Shuort730/
Shuyre730/
Soread730/
Shoorp730/
Schoreisz7158/
Schoreitz7113/
Schoreher711/
Shar6755,256/
Sare6752,873/
Sory6732,757/
Zore6730,422/
Shahare6730,092/
Sora6729,963/
Sere6725,564/
Sori6721,036/
Sure6711,358/
Sour678,271/
Soor677,672/
Chor675,319/
Sahr674,188/
Shuresh673,308/
Saharei672,341/
Chorres671,741/
Sohr671,612/
Schaare67914/
Sort67896/
Chourey67896/
Sharrer67849/
Schares67701/
Süre67500/
Szor67493/
Shorova67398/
Sahareh67389/
Scharre67375/
Sharett67309/
Sior67261/
Soireeh67244/
Sharets67216/
Soir67194/
Shahreh67180/
Sorheed67158/
Suor67146/
Säre67139/
Chourre67139/
Sahreej67123/
Chooree67122/
Scheere67119/
Scherre67117/
Sherhei6795/
Šore6794/
Sherrie6791/
Shoraya6788/
Scharge6783/
Chhotre6774/
Shurett6774/
Sorr6773/
Shureih6773/
Shareed6767/
Shareer6764/
Saharie6764/
Sherehy6756/
Sorz6755/
Saharey6754/
Sharred6752/
Chorrez6749/
Sharest6748/
Schoris6748/
Sherrey6747/
Sord6747/
Sorh6746/
Söre6746/
Sahurie6741/
Shareep6740/
Sharret6736/
Shargey6735/
Souttre6733/
Soré6733/
Shorris6730/
Shchory6728/
Shurrie6726/
Schárer6726/
Shorish6725/
Shareez6723/
Sorzhei6723/
Shoutry6722/
Sousree6721/
Schorreisz6721/
Choutre6718/
Sourech6718/
Scharet6717/
Sorø6716/
Sharheh6714/
Çore6714/
Sharrie6713/
Shareet6713/
Shaurer6713/
Schörer6712/
Sherree6711/
Shatree6711/
Schoeri6711/
Suhyrei6711/
Shorich6710/
Sahaare6710/
Schasre6710/
Sharees6710/
Scherie6710/
Hzor6710/
Sére6710/
Shoorri6710/
Sharepp6710/
Shahrey6710/
Shareej679/
Soreach679/
Sorzhey679/
Schzure678/
Sathres678/
Xore678/
Shotray678/
Shoosri678/
Schorry677/
Sooresh677/
Chothre677/
Schorza677/
Saharej677/
Sorrech677/
Chhoure676/
Saahare676/
Sherieh676/
Sorrest676/
Shaurie676/
Sharesh676/
Sorí676/
Shchori675/
Sheeree675/
Sharres675/
Shareih675/
Schordt675/
Sotr675/
Sāre675/
Scharei675/
Schouri675/
Choresh674/
Shurets674/
Shahrej674/
Shareea674/
Shathre674/
Sathree674/
Schortt674/
Sorj674/
Shsarey674/
Sorá674/
Shurieh674/
Shotraj674/
Sohtree674/
Choosre674/
Shurrey673/
Shaarei673/
Shasree673/
Scheure673/
Scharie673/
Shahrie673/
Sosr673/
Chouret673/
Schurei673/
Schurre673/
Shorzai673/
Soureas673/
Soër673/
Soisree673/
Schorpf672/
Shereih672/
Shohraj672/
Shureds672/
Shareey672/
Shariea672/
Shariey672/
Scherei672/
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Souyres672/
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Sharech672/
Szchory672/
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Shoraiz672/
Shareaz672/
Shorová672/
Sooreea672/
Sharzei672/
Shareat672/
Ssor672/
Shareee672/
Scharey671/
Shuurge671/
Sheerie671/
Soirees671/
Sahareu671/
Saharre671/
Chorrei671/
Chotrre671/
Choured671/
Choredh671/
Chorees671/
Chorets671/
Chhorey671/
Hsahare671/
Scharez671/
Schaure671/
Schorph671/
Schorth671/
Schhoor671/
Shshare671/
Shusree671/
Shoorai671/
Shorowa671/
Shotriy671/
Shhaare671/
Sherrei671/
Sharedd671/
Shareph671/
Sharess671/
Sharrea671/
Sharrez671/
Shasrez671/
Sgor671/
Soureed671/
Sorrehs671/
Sheurer671/
Shurrer671/
Sorp671/
Sahaure671/
Sorè671/
Sooreah671/
Soresst671/
Sosrest671/
Shaurei671/
Sharhei671/
Sharreh671/
Sharrep671/
Sgourea671/
Shgorai671/
Shourit671/
Shouroy671/
Shourry671/
Shsouri671/
Shchoor671/
Shoridd671/
Shoriss671/
Shuirie671/
Shutree671/
Soureth671/
Souriey671/
Sourres671/
Sourrey671/
Sahriea671/
Schorgi671/
Schureh671/
Schutre671/
Szorecz671/
Sère671/
D'Short671/
Chouhre671/
Chhorei671/
Shouraj671/
Sorreea671/
Shehrei671/
Shehrey671/
Shaurey671/
Shareyt671/
Soreech671/
Shaurre671/
Sahreha671/
Sahrhes671/
Shoraih671/
Shaared671/
Shaaree671/
Shaarie671/
Sharezz671/
Soyr671/
Chojrej671/
Hxor671/
Sheurey670/
Sharrey670/
Sharree670/
Shuress670/
Soiress670/
Schuret670/
Chorett670/
Scherea670/
Scharze670/
Shaarer670/
Suthred670/
Shaures670/
Shurret670/
Schurze670/
Schurie670/
Schoray670/
Scherey670/
Shuirer670/
Sshurer670/
Sothres670/
Shuiret670/

Shore Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shore in the Tibetan language
ཤོར་shor-
Shore in the Hindi language
शोरेsore-
Shore in the Marathi language
शोरेsore91.67
शोरsora4.17
थोरेthore4.17
Shore in the Russian language
Шорэsore-
Shore in the Arabic language
شورshwr-

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Shore Reference & Research

Shores FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shore
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