Shorts Surname

140,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,170 people bear this surname

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

Shorts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shorts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9561:122,61813,065
Canada701:526,36644,416
Scotland391:137,2778,372
England341:1,638,76668,634
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7161:70,1387,577

Shorts (13) may also be a first name.

Shorts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shorts (Arabic: شورتس, Russian: Шорц) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shorts? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shorts is the 140,721st most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,298,910 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Shorts live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shorts is also the 3,159,357th most common first name globally, held by 13 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2,956 people, or 1 in 122,618. In The United States Shorts is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States Shorts is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Shorts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shorts has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 413 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 488 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shorts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States Shorts are 9.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Shorts earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning $39,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.55% less than the national average, earning $46,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shortts9220/
Shourts9211/
Schorts921/
Shorrts921/
Short91113,655/
Sorts91104/
Shortt838,645/
Shurts83474/
Shortz83296/
Sharts83289/
Schort83218/
Shorte83190/
Sherts8340/
Shourt8332/
Shordt839/
Soorts832/
Chorts831/
Shorth831/
Shorrt831/
Shortp831/
Shohrt831/
Sortse831/
Shords830/
Shuort830/
Sort80896/
Shourds77324/
Shortte77216/
Schortz77135/
Soertsz7732/
Sjoerts7726/
Scharts777/
Schordt775/
Schortt774/
Shartse772/
Schurts772/
Schorth771/
Scherts771/
Sortsch771/
D'Short771/
Shorrtz770/
Schords770/
Shurtzs770/
Shortze770/
Sorte738,697/
Chort73654/
Soort73525/
Shart73345/
Sohrt73308/
Sorth73231/
Sourt73171/
Shord73148/
Sords7345/
Sarts7327/
Szort738/
Serts737/
Sahrt735/
Shorc731/
Shorz731/
Surts730/
Hsort730/
Shortova71345/
Sortsova711/
Sherrtts710/
Shurtz671,823/
Schart67897/
Sourds67223/
Shertz67208/
Shourd67196/
Chorte67175/
Saarts67157/
Sierts67137/
Sorthe6796/
Shardt6794/
Schorz6787/
Shurtsova6777/
Sharte6745/
Shartz6740/
Sjurts6720/
Schord6717/
Sharth6712/
Soiret6712/
Charts6712/
Sourte6712/
Shards6710/
Zsorzs678/
Sartse678/
Serdts674/
Churts673/
Shartt672/
Shaurt672/
Sahart672/
Sourth672/
Sherds671/
Shartp671/
Shorch671/
Soorth671/
Surtse671/
Chohrt671/
Chorth671/
Soisrt671/
Shhart671/
Szorte671/
Chortz670/
Soords670/
Zchort670/
Shgart670/
Sorchs670/

Shorts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shorts in the Russian language
Шорцsorc-
Shorts in the Arabic language
شورتسshwrts-
شورتshwrt-

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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 Shorts
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