Shortman Surname

345,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Shortman Surname User-submission:

The Shortman surname originates from the term short man, which was used to describe someone's height or lack of.

Shortman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6321:88,1619,571
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
Wales611:50,7304,716
Australia391:692,19746,687
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Grenada11:108,5351,793
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1501:162,50213,995
Wales461:34,0961,856
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Shortman (24) may also be a first name.

Shortman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Shortman surname originates from the term short man, which was used to describe someone's height or lack of.

- hg85

Shortman Last Name Facts

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

Shortman (Russian: Шортман) is most common in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shortman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 345,892nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,888,040 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Shortman reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held forename on earth, held by 24 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 632 people, or 1 in 88,161. In England it is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 14 percent live, Somerset, where 10 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent live. Other than England Shortman is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Wales, where 6 percent live.

Shortman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shortman has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Shortman surname grew 421 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 415 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shortman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shortman surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shortman surname are 15.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shortman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 247.94% more than the national average, earning R 826,848 per year; in United States they earn 16.89% less than the national average, earning $35,859 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.64% less than the national average, earning $39,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schortman9449/
Shortmann942/
Sortman93227/
Schortmann89156/
Shertman889/
Shartman886/
Sortmann885/
Sourtman881/
Shortmon880/
Schartman82189/
Schurtman8214/
Sherhtman821/
Schertman821/
Zortman80720/
Sertman8040/
Surtman8038/
Sartman803/
Schartmann78428/
Surtmann75134/
Chartman7522/
Scertman752/
Saartman752/
Churtman750/
Siertman750/
Surdtman750/
Zahrtmann7112/
Hsartmann710/
Zartman671,629/
Sartmanova672/
Zartmann63246/
Sartmoon634/
Chartmon631/
Sartmoune591/
Zartmon530/

Shortman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shortman in the Russian language
Шортманsortman-

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