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

Shorts (Arabic: شورتس, Russian: Шорц) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shorts? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 140,721^st most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,298,910 people. The surname Shorts is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Shorts are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Shorts is also the 3,159,357^th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,956 people, or 1 in 122,618. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

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 surname increased 413 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 488 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shorts Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shorts last name are 9.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.41% registered to vote for the 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.