Shorney Surname

437,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Shorney Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, Schournoy; a personal name.

Shorney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3111:179,15816,199
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Wales1111:27,8792,864
Israel741:115,64412,871
Australia581:465,44335,949
Canada431:856,87466,382
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1881:129,65612,048
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Shorney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, Schournoy; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Shorney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shorney is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shorney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shorney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shorney is the 437,080th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,283,498 people. The last name Shorney occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Shorney reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 179,158. In England it is primarily found in: Somerset, where 15 percent are found, Hampshire, where 14 percent are found and West Midlands, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Wales, where 14 percent are found.

Shorney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shorney has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Shorney last name increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,243 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shorney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shorney surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Shorney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.11% less than the national average, earning R 33,000 per year; in United States they earn 19.6% more than the national average, earning $51,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.17% more than the national average, earning $56,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shorne9278/
Sorney9226/
Shorny9217/
Chorney862,704/
Shurney86100/
Schorne8681/
Shorner8641/
Sharney8616/
Shourne866/
Shornys864/
Soorney864/
Sahrney862/
Sherney862/
Shornes862/
Shornet861/
Sourney861/
Shornie860/
Sorne831,076/
Sorny831/
Schorner80447/
Scherney8060/
Schornes8055/
Scharney8016/
Schornei808/
Schorniy806/
Chourney805/
Sornnoey802/
Shornett801/
Schornez801/
Shornnay800/
Shorna7721,392/
Sornay77605/
Sarney77495/
Sornet77292/
Sornes77189/
Chorne77163/
Sherne77133/
Surney77131/
Sharne7751/
Shorná7738/
Shorný7734/
Sornyi7732/
Sornea7722/
Sorner7719/
Sourne7715/
Sourny7715/
Zorney7714/
Serney7713/
Shorni776/
Shurne775/
Szorny774/
Sornez773/
Sharny772/
Sornee772/
Sohrne772/
Sgorny771/
Soerne770/
Charney713,727/
Chornei712,279/
Chornet71554/
Churney71495/
Sorgner71112/
Scherne7198/
Szornyi7172/
Sournet7131/
Chornes7129/
Scherny7129/
Schorna7124/
Chornay7123/
Schorný7123/
Sharnet7117/
Schorná7116/
Scharne7116/
Sharner7112/
Sohrner7110/
Sornnoy719/
Sharnyi718/
Sherniy716/
Chorner716/
Scharny716/
Chornoy715/
Sharnae715/
Sharnee715/
Sharnez715/
Sharnes715/
Sornaeh715/
Sorinne714/
Shernay714/
Shernoy714/
Chornuy712/
Shurner712/
Sourneh712/
Shoorni712/
Sharnay711/
Schornecht711/
Sharned711/
Sgurney711/
Sourner711/
Sorniya711/
Soornyi711/
Sorenne711/
Shornna711/
Sarneya711/
Schorni711/
Shornaa711/
Shornai711/
Sornnet711/
Sharnie711/
Surnney710/
Sorness710/
Surrney710/
Sarrney710/
Sorna6717,964/
Sarne671,319/
Schörner67859/
Scharner67742/
Sorni67694/
Zorne67657/
Chornaya67522/
Serne67515/
Chornysh67225/
Sarny67176/
Surne6789/
Surny6743/
Saharneh6727/
Sourgnes6724/
Särne6717/
Scharnes6716/
Chorneha6715/
Sharngoe677/
D'Surney677/
Zorny677/
Sorní676/
Scharnei674/
Chorness672/
Sharnesh672/
Sourness671/
Sharnaya671/
Sharneez671/
Churneyu671/
Scherniy671/
Schurner671/
Shernnie671/
Zschorna671/
Shorinna671/
Schärner671/
Sornheet671/
Sornyoha671/
Sheernay671/
Sharnhoy671/
Sharnett670/
Schernie670/
Schurnea670/

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