Shortis Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Shortis Surname Definition:

Short’s (Son): v. Short.

Shortis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3331:81,0689,424
United States621:5,846,112285,490
England441:1,266,32057,817
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland411:108,0466,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Shortis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Short’s (Son): v. Short.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Shortis Last Name Facts

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

Shortis is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shortis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 643,972nd most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. Shortis occurs mostly in Oceania, where 73 percent of Shortis reside; 73 percent reside in Australasia and 73 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 81,068. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 46 percent are found, Victoria, where 29 percent are found and Queensland, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Australia this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Shortis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shortis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 517 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 338 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shortis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shortis surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shortis last name are 27.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80.95% registered with the party.

The amount Shortis earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 21.75% less than the national average, earning $33,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.24% more than the national average, earning $60,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shortiss9393/
Schortis930/
Shorti9217/
Sortis9212/
Sortais86557/
Chortis86406/
Shortes86273/
Shourti86110/
Shortie86104/
Sourtis8628/
Shortys865/
Shartis862/
Shoorti861/
Shertis861/
Shorthi861/
Shortip860/
Shortic860/
Sorti83940/
Shortess80168/
Shortiey803/
Chourtis802/
Sorthais802/
Schartis801/
Shorthes801/
Shourtes800/
Shorty771,190/
Sorthi77305/
Sortui77242/
Chorti77217/
Shorte77190/
Sortes77174/
Sortiz77146/
Soorti77106/
Sharti7784/
Sertis7781/
Sortie7775/
Sortti7749/
Sortoi7747/
Shorta7733/
Sartis7731/
Sourti7727/
Surtis772/
Zortis771/
Sortic771/
Sortio771/
Shorter7113,656/
Saharti71736/
Suortti71345/
Shortte71216/
Sortich71205/
Schorta71108/
Sharthi7166/
Shortey7162/
Shasrti7123/
Sartais7116/
Shortaj7115/
Chourti7114/
Shartai7113/
Chartis7110/
Sorteix718/
Chortip716/
Sartise715/
Soireti715/
Çhartis713/
Surties712/
Shortee712/
Sartois712/
Shardti712/
Sorthip712/
Shorthy712/
Churtis712/
Soorthi712/
Shourty712/
Sartish711/
Shorrty711/
Shartiy711/
Sortese711/
Sortice711/
Chortes711/
Sortees711/
Sourtij711/
Sorttip711/
Surtiss710/
Surteis710/
Shartie710/
Shurtes710/
Sarteis710/
Sorteus710/
Schorty710/
Scharteiss710/
Shortty710/
Sarti6721,386/
Sorte678,697/
Chartois67342/
Sorta67280/
Schorter67138/
Sorty6733/
Sortheix6731/
Schertes6720/
Sarthois6720/
Schortje6715/
Çorti6712/
Zorti675/
Shorther672/
Scharthi672/
Chorthip672/
Shartiez671/
Sorté671/
Sartisse671/
Sárti671/
Schurtes671/
Schardti671/
Chartiss670/
Shortter670/

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