Shortreed Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Shortreed Surname Definition:

This surname is said to occur only on the Border, generally in the neighborhood of Kelso. Several of the name served in India in a civil or military capacity. Euphan Shortreid is recorded in Selkirk, 1684 (RPC., 3, ser. X, p. 383), and William Shortreed of Colmslie in 1753 (Heirs, 307).

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Shortreed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2861:128,83113,423
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Scotland331:162,2379,329
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland931:40,2503,051
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Shortreed Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is said to occur only on the Border, generally in the neighborhood of Kelso. Several of the name served in India in a civil or military capacity. Euphan Shortreid is recorded in Selkirk, 1684 (RPC., 3, ser. X, p. 383), and William Shortreed of Colmslie in 1753 (Heirs, 307). Robert Shortreed was sheriff-substitute of Roxburghshire in beginning of nineteenth century and a great friend of Sir Walter Scott. Lower says 'probably local.' compare Shortrig.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A Selkirkshire family. The name is probably local.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Shortreed Last Name Facts

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

Shortreed occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shortreed.

How Common Is The Last Name Shortreed? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 565,092nd most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 13,013,475 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Shortreed are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 128,831. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 60 percent reside, British Columbia, where 22 percent reside and Alberta, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Canada this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Scotland, where 6 percent reside.

Shortreed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shortreed has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shortreed surname increased 2,150 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shortreed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shortreed surname are 33.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shortreed earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 199.38% more than the national average, earning R 711,432 per year; in United States they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $45,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning $49,244 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shortreid8919/
Shortread893/
Sortre801/
Shortress7812/
Shortri751/
Shortry750/
Chartree7170/
Shartrey712/
Chortres710/
Sartre671,406/
Chartreeh6710/
Sortry671/
Shortrich670/
Chartre63507/
Sartres6356/
Chartrette637/
Shartri631/
Sartrey631/
Sarthre631/
Sartreh631/
Shartry631/
Chartres59739/
Chartrez59195/
Chartrer59156/
Chartrey5978/
Chartress564/
Shasrthri561/
Chartraud560/
Sartra5319/
Sartri536/
Sartry531/
Chartry5050/
Chartré5040/
Sartrys5030/
Sartrai5014/
Sartroi505/
Chartri504/
Sartray502/
Sarttra501/

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