Shortner Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

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

Shortner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shortner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Shortner Last Name Facts

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

Shortner is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shortner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Shortner are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Shortner is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States Shortner is most frequent in: Texas, where 68 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 15 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found.

Shortner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shortner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shortner surname grew 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shortner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shortner last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

Shortner earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $48,250 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shortner
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