Shorthouse Surname
Approximately 1,973 people bear this surname
Shorthouse Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the short hose.' Still found in Derbyshire. This was the nickname of Sir Thomas Woodcock, Lord Mayor, 1405: 'His jacet Tom Shorthose, Sine tomb, sine sheets, sine riches.'
William Shorthose, Close Roll, 17 Ric.
Read More About This SurnameShorthouse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,244 | 1:44,789 | 5,660 |
| United States | 231 | 1:1,569,086 | 105,843 |
| Canada | 174 | 1:211,756 | 20,505 |
| Australia | 119 | 1:226,855 | 21,510 |
| Scotland | 99 | 1:54,079 | 4,572 |
| Wales | 86 | 1:35,983 | 3,576 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 521 | 1:46,786 | 5,797 |
| Scotland | 69 | 1:54,250 | 3,600 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Shorthouse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the short hose.' Still found in Derbyshire. This was the nickname of Sir Thomas Woodcock, Lord Mayor, 1405: 'His jacet Tom Shorthose, Sine tomb, sine sheets, sine riches.'
William Shorthose, Close Roll, 17 Ric. II.
1585. Robert Shortus, Lincolnshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
John Shorthose, rector of Edlington, 1667: Hunter's South Yorkshire.
1631. Married — Franses Mosse and Margery Shorthose: St. Michael, Cornhill.
Bardsley, Harrison, and Ewen say this is a nickname from 'short hose' (stockings). John Schurthouse was tenant in Coteland in the barony of Abirdoure, Fife, in 1376 (RHM., I, p. lxiv). Thomas Schorthouss, chaplain, was witness in Inverarite, 1505 (REB., I, 222), Valter Schorthouss was witness in Dunfermline, 1532 (RD., p. 353), and William Schortes is recorded in Lethems, 1561 (Dunfermline). John Shorttus in Steilend had sasine in his favor, 1572 (Pilfirrane, 172). John Shortous is recorded in Kingorne, 1636 (PBK., p. 92), Robert Shortus in Dunfermline was accused of consulting witches, 1643 (Chalmers, Dunfermline, I, p. 436), and the name also appears in Edinburgh in 1655 as Schorthous (Edinb. Marr.). Schurtus 1449, Shortus 1565.
Shorthouse Demographics
Average Shorthouse Salary in
United States
$46,912 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shorthouse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shorthouse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shorthouse is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shorthouse click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shorthouse? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 209,446th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,693,637 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Shorthouse are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,244 people, or 1 in 44,789. In England Shorthouse is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 21 percent live, Staffordshire, where 17 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Aside from England it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.
Shorthouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shorthouse has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Shorthouse surname grew 239 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 856 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 956 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shorthouse Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shorthouse surname are 15.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.22% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shorthouse earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $46,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.7% more than the national average, earning $51,026 CAD per year.
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