Shores Surname

47,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shores 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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Shores Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,4271:34,7624,332
England3001:185,72716,605
Canada711:518,95243,932
Australia671:402,92132,505
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Israel171:503,39037,521
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Albania41:728,51420,844
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Belize21:177,7373,502
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1331:183,27315,057
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8901:26,5713,273

Shores (68) may also be a first name.

Shores 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

(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

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

Shores Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shores is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shores? popularity and diffusion

It is the 47,108th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 662,805 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Shores are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 68 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 10,427 people, or 1 in 34,762. In The United States Shores is most frequent in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Shores is found in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Shores Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shores has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shores last name expanded 552 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 226 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shores Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shores last name is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shores last name are 14.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.9% being registered with the party.

The amount Shores earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $40,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.78% more than the national average, earning $70,936 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shorets92731/
Shoresh9237/
Shorees9234/
Schores9231/
Shoreys9210/
Shories921/
Shorest920/
Shoures920/
Shorres920/
Shore9126,738/
Sores91706/
Schories86515/
Schoures8645/
Schorejs8636/
Shoureas8625/
Shotress862/
Shoureds860/
Shoretts860/
Schorres860/
Shorey834,340/
Sotres831,819/
Sorres83911/
Chores83310/
Schore83265/
Siores83196/
Shorei83195/
Shorys83182/
Sheres83173/
Shorer83167/
Shoree83113/
Sorges83102/
Shorie8388/
Shoris8382/
Sories8381/
Soures8372/
Shures8365/
Sehres8350/
Sorese8347/
Shoore8341/
Shorez8336/
Shoreh8330/
Shorea8323/
Soeres8321/
Shorep8316/
Shares8312/
Sosres8312/
Soores839/
Soresh838/
Shotre836/
Sorest836/
Soires835/
Shorre835/
Soreus835/
Sorets834/
Sorejs834/
Shoure833/
Shorge832/
Soyres832/
Soreas832/
Shohre831/
Shored831/
Shorej831/
Shoret831/
Soress831/
Sshore831/
Shoire831/
Sore80105,040/
Schoreisz8058/
Schorries8010/
Shuresh773,308/
Schorer773,306/
Chorres771,741/
Schares77701/
Shourie77476/
Shohreh77411/
Scheres77389/
Sheresh77327/
Shotrey77240/
Schorge77224/
Sharets77216/
Schorre77214/
Shoreit77153/
Shorett7797/
Schoore7796/
Schorey7785/
Sorrese7769/
Sheeres7759/
Schorie7748/
Sharest7748/
Schoris7748/
Shorris7730/
Sourges7728/
Szories7727/
Shorish7725/
Shourer7725/
Schorea7718/
Sourzes7715/
Souresh7711/
Sharees7710/
Shoureh7710/
Shoyrer7710/
Sorries779/
Sharese779/
Sathres778/
Sooresh777/
Souries777/
Sharies776/
Sorrest776/
Sharesh776/
Sharres775/
Choresh774/
Shorrer774/
Shurets774/
Shoretz774/
Ssories774/
Sherres773/
Sherees773/
Sehresh773/
Soureas773/
Shorrey772/
Shureds772/
Souyres772/
Soireus772/
Sahresh772/
Sheries771/
Soirees771/
Chorees771/
Chorese771/
Chorets771/
Schored771/
Soorese771/
Shurges771/
Sharess771/
Sorrehs771/
Shourei771/
Soresst771/
Sosrest771/
Sheress771/
Shoorei771/
Shoreae771/
Shoredh771/
Shoriea771/
Shoriss771/
Sourres771/
Schoreh771/
Schorez771/
Soreshe771/
Sehrehs771/
Sahrhes771/
Shotree771/
Shuress770/
Soiress770/
Shoorer770/
Hshoure770/
Schoree770/
Sorgess770/
Schoret770/
Shaures770/
Shorret770/
Sahares770/
Schorze770/
Sothres770/
Sahries770/
Schorreisz7521/
Share7310,802/
Seres7310,143/
Chore739,554/
Sorge739,039/
Shora734,998/
Sares733,464/
Soret733,371/
Sures733,331/
Soris732,255/
Shori732,163/
Sorey731,120/
Soire731,045/
Sorre73928/
Sorea73455/
Soure73450/
Sorys73409/
Sotre73381/
Soree73362/
Sorie73307/
Sahre73298/
Sohre73287/
Soore73261/
Sorée73181/
Sorez73165/
Soreh73164/
Shory73135/
Sorer73127/
Siore73108/
Zores7389/
Sorec7369/
Sorei7351/
Sorje7333/
Sorze7326/
Sorej7323/
Sorep7323/
Sorhe7314/
Sored737/
Soreu736/
Sorex735/
Soyre734/
Szore733/
Söres733/
Soreś732/
Suore732/
Shorj731/
Šores731/
Sorèe731/
Shoré731/
Sáres731/
Shahrest71493/
Scheeres71462/
Schourie71160/
Soerries71149/
Schorrer71108/
Scherres7162/
Sherress7153/
Shourreh7149/
Sharetts7131/
Schaures7126/
Schoreit7125/
Scharges7118/
Scharres7118/
Sorresse7116/
Shereesh717/
Shareesh717/
Schuries717/
Shareese715/
Shchorys714/
Sshuresh713/
Sharries713/
Shureshe713/
Scharies713/
Shorrett712/
Shareise712/
Soresova712/
Schoirer712/
Schärges712/
Sharesse711/
Scharest711/
Schorech711/
Scheures711/
Sheriesh711/
Sharease711/
Shareest711/
Sharesht711/
Shatrets711/
Shaurees711/
Schurges711/
Soiresse711/
Shourish711/
Saharese711/
Schaares711/
Schorrys711/
Chorease711/
Sherries710/
Sharrets710/
Schourer710/
Schuress710/
Sherreys710/
Schoorer710/
Scharess710/
Schoyrer710/
Suresh6793,936/
Sahare6755,976/
Serres6710,984/
Sarges673,811/
Chorei673,725/
Schori673,336/
Choure673,190/
Souris672,646/
Shoura672,540/
Sharer672,430/
Sorice672,372/
Siares671,653/
Surges671,170/
Shareh671,071/
Shoori671,049/
Shared67872/
Sharee67803/
Shouri67767/
Sarres67520/
Sathre67506/
Series67461/
Chares67382/
Sharie67350/
Chorey67347/
Sorrie67338/
Sourie67333/
Shoury67330/
Sarees67325/
Shahre67315/
Sarese67307/
Sioris67286/
Sorais67277/
Sharhe67273/
Sieres67251/
Saures67251/
Schory67235/
Schare67229/
Sharretts67217/
Seress67196/
Soirez67195/
Sorret67194/
Sorett67166/
Saares67146/
Sharis67144/
Shorra67137/
Surest67134/
Shorai67130/
Serees67123/
Soyris67115/
Shoraj67112/
Sahreh67105/
Siorez67101/
Shhare6796/
Saresh6786/
Šorejs6784/
Sorgeç6782/
Saries6781/
Sheris6775/
Soureh6772/
Surese6770/
Sharet6769/
Sorise6767/
Sorecz6767/
Choreň6765/
Soretz6756/
Souret6752/
Choris6751/
Sharei6749/
Shotri6748/
Shuris6745/
Sharep6742/
Sherez6742/
Sorhie6742/
Sohreh6740/
Soiree6737/
Sorrey6737/
Szorec6737/
Schorisch6736/
Shorri6736/
Chhore6733/
Choret6732/
Sereis6730/
Sorris6730/
Sharey6729/
Xhoris6729/
Shoiry6728/
Suress6728/
Szorre6728/
Zsorey6727/
Sorysz6727/
Zähres6726/
Suorez6725/
Shoory6725/
Soorer6725/
Schauries6725/
Saress6723/
Chotre6722/
Shoora6722/
Shorha6721/
Shatre6720/
Sharez6720/
Sorihe6719/
Shaure6718/
Shaare6718/
Soirre6717/
Sorrer6717/
Shoriz6716/
Sooree6716/
Sharea6716/
Soruis6716/
Surres6716/
Sahris6715/
Sarest6714/
Suures6713/
Schoreitz6713/
Sotrez6713/
Sorhge6713/
Soiret6712/
Surets6712/
Sotrey6712/
Soorej6711/
Soirie6711/
Szares6710/
Sharre6710/
Soirey6710/
Sohree679/
Chuore678/
Soorey678/
Suries678/
Zorres678/
Shoira678/
Sahrey677/
Sotris677/
Soorie677/
Sourey676/
Sorgey676/
Soriez676/
Chorre676/
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Sotrea676/
Chorhe676/
Shourj676/
Chorez676/
Soorea675/
Sharec675/
Sahrej675/
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Satres675/
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Sorgeh675/
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Chorys675/
Sahrie675/
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Sohtre674/
Choire674/
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Shosri674/
Shurys674/
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Chorje673/
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Shoryi673/
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Seresh672/
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Sourre672/
Sorzie672/
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Shareu672/
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Sottre672/
Séries672/
Sorgis672/
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Chures672/
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Saresr671/
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Chosre671/
Chorer671/
Schoreher671/
Sohris671/
Sooret671/
Sooris671/
Shorisova671/
Shoroj671/
Shorza671/
Sheure671/
Sheereesh671/
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Seeres671/
Sharej671/
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Suresz671/
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Soreyt671/
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Shorgi671/
Serões671/
Šorets671/
Sorech671/
Sorehe671/
Soreph671/
Sorhet671/
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Soirée671/
Soitre671/
Siorea671/
Siures671/
Sherriess671/
Shcharets671/
Sourys671/
Sahasrest671/
Schorrieß671/
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Shoryo671/
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Soreee671/
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Shoraa671/
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Sorreu671/
Soryts671/
Suorep671/
Sureas671/
Sareus670/
Sorist670/
Soyrer670/
Soreet670/
Soured670/
Sceres670/
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Shorio670/
Sharex670/
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Footnotes

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