Shorr Surname

278,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname

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

Shorr Surname Definition:

(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.

Shorr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3071:277,32125,913
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Israel141:611,26042,949
England121:4,643,172139,951
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Shorr (12) may also be a first name.

Shorr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Shorr Last Name Facts

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

Shorr (Russian: Шорр) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shorr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 278,370th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,242,839 people. Shorr occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Shorr live; 96 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,307 people, or 1 in 277,321. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 14 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States Shorr is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Shorr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shorr has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,199 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shorr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shorr last name are 39.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shorr earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.85% more than the national average, earning $51,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning $50,349 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schorr9110,816/
Shorre915/
Shorrt911/
Shor899,537/
Sorr8973/
Schoerr8313/
Short80113,655/
Shore8026,738/
Schor803,005/
Shour802,451/
Shoor801,738/
Chorr801,537/
Sharr801,133/
Sorre80928/
Shurr80475/
Shoer80196/
Shord80148/
Shoir8021/
Sourr8019/
Shorp806/
Shuor803/
Soorr802/
Szhor802/
Shorh802/
Shhor802/
Shorz801/
Suhrr801/
Shohr800/
Sor756,312/
Shortt738,645/
Schurr736,540/
Schoor731,667/
Scharr731,473/
Schorp73284/
Shourd73196/
Schürr7395/
Schorz7387/
Schohr7380/
Schour7348/
Shoore7341/
Shourt7332/
Szorre7328/
Schord7317/
Soirre7317/
Shuirr7311/
Sharre7310/
Shordt739/
Schgor739/
Schorh737/
Saharr737/
Chorre736/
Choorr734/
Shohrh733/
Shoure733/
Sharrp732/
Sourre732/
Shchor732/
Sorrhe732/
Sharær731/
Shohrt731/
Sshore731/
Shzoor731/
Shurrd731/
Shoire731/
Shohtr730/
Shurre730/
Sharrh730/
Shuort730/
Shaarr730/
Shoorp730/
Schoreher711/
Sarr67339,406/
Sore67105,040/
Shar6755,256/
Suhr6714,011/
Sour678,271/
Soor677,672/
Chor675,319/
Sahr674,188/
Shur673,596/
Soer672,005/
Sohr671,612/
Sort67896/
Szor67493/
Shorova67398/
Zorr67313/
Surr67271/
Sior67261/
Soir67194/
Suor67146/
Chourre67139/
Sühr6797/
Schoore6796/
Shür6771/
Sorz6755/
Sord6747/
Sorh6746/
Sorø6716/
Hzor6710/
Schordt675/
Sotr675/
Schortt674/
Sosr673/
Schurre673/
Soër673/
Schorpf672/
Shorová672/
Schuhrr672/
Ssor672/
Saharre671/
Schorph671/
Schorth671/
Scheurr671/
Schhoor671/
Shorowa671/
Sgor671/
Sorp671/
Shchoor671/
D'Short671/
Shaurre671/
Soyr671/
Xorr671/
Hxor671/
Schuurr670/
Hshoure670/
Schoehr670/
Shaharr670/
Schaurr670/
Schaarr670/

Shorr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shorr in the Russian language
Шоррsorr-

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Shorr Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shorr
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