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

Shorts (Arabic: شورتس, Russian: Шорц) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 140,721^st most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,298,910 people. The surname 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. It is also the 3,159,357^th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,956 people, or 1 in 122,618. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Shorts Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shorts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shorts last name increased 413 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 488 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shorts Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily 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 national average, with 56.41% being 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.