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Where Does The Last Name Shorter Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shorter occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shorter? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 38,506^th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 533,652 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Shorter reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shorter is also the 1,430,306^th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 49 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 10,160 people, or 1 in 35,675. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States Shorter exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Shorter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shorter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 540 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shorter Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States Shorter are 5.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shorter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 149.09% more than the national average, earning R 591,936 per year; in United States they earn 10.73% less than the national average, earning $38,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $52,427 CAD per year.