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

Shorts (Arabic: شورتس, Russian: Шорц) is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 140,721^st most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,298,910 people. The surname Shorts occurs mostly 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 frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

Shorts is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,956 people, or 1 in 122,618. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States Shorts occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Shorts Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shorts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shorts last name grew 413 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 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 carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shorts surname are 9.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.41% being registered with 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.