Shortt Surname

58,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Shortt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the short,' of low stature; compare Long and Lang, Little, &c.

William Short, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard le Shorte, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Simon Schort, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Shortt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6221:100,07111,116
Canada1,6221:22,7163,092
Ireland9431:4,994820
England8541:65,2447,591
Australia5751:46,9495,871
Northern Ireland3331:5,5411,035
South Africa1521:356,43232,570
New Zealand1431:31,6675,500
Guyana1011:7,5471,224
Scotland781:68,6395,330
Trinidad and Tobago511:26,7452,882
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Wales211:147,35910,403
Norway171:302,48730,120
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines161:7,041703
India121:63,922,115578,870
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Panama61:652,04310,051
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Jersey11:99,2026,620
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2181:20,3202,373
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Guernsey71:4,665827
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Shortt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the short,' of low stature; compare Long and Lang, Little, &c.

William Short, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard le Shorte, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Simon Schort, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Short, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Short, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Schort, 1379: ibid.

Alice Short, of Ashtont 1672: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Apparently a descriptive name, from the diminutive size of the original bearer or bearers, ME. s(c)hort. It is also sometimes used as an Englishing of Gair, which see. In Latin documents the name is rendered parous, e.g. c. 1220 William parvus witnessed a charter by Malcolm, earl of Angus (RAA., I, p. 331). John Schort and Roger Schort were vicars ministrant "in choro Glasguensi in 1410 (LCD., p. 237). John Parvus, 'husband,' in ville de Tullibothy, 1437 (SCM., V, p. 261). Robert Schorte, witness in Glasgow, 1552 (Protocols, I), James Schorte, bailie of Stirling, 1596 (SBR., p. 281). Anderson (Scot. Nat.) says a Dumfriesshire family named Shortt is supposed to have come originally from Holland. Alexander Short in Blackgrange was excommunicated for disobedience in Logie, 1600 (Logie, I, p. 84).

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

(English) Little [Middle English s(c)hort, Old English sc(e)ort] See the note under Shorting.

In Ireland, ‘Short’ has sometimes been used to represent the synonymous Irish Gearr (or McGirr).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From diminutive stature. It bears the same orthography in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Alluding to stature, not tall.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Short is an old Bideford name. John Short was a Bideford churchwarden in 1575, and John Short was a Bideford alderman in 1610 (Wat.). The name is still in the town.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Shortt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shortt is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shortt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 58,480th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 842,978 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Shortt are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Shortt is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,622 people, or 1 in 100,071. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 22 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Shortt occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.

Shortt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shortt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shortt surname rose 3,150 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 433 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 1,081 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 312 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shortt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States Shortt are 11.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shortt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning 349,247 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.93% more than the national average, earning R 363,408 per year; in United States they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning $42,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $51,043 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shortte92216/
Shortts9220/
Schortt924/
Short91113,655/
Schoertt860/
Shorts833,170/
Schort83218/
Shorte83190/
Shourt8332/
Shordt839/
Shartt832/
Shorth831/
Shorrt831/
Shortp831/
Shohrt831/
Shuort830/
Shor809,537/
Sort80896/
Schortz77135/
Schartt7720/
Shourts7711/
Schordt775/
Schertt772/
Schorth771/
Schorts771/
Shorrts771/
Shartte771/
Sharttz771/
D'Short771/
Shorrtz770/
Schoert770/
Shore7326,738/
Sorte738,697/
Schor733,005/
Shour732,451/
Shoor731,738/
Shorr731,390/
Chort73654/
Soort73525/
Sehrt73496/
Shart73345/
Sohrt73308/
Sorth73231/
Sourt73171/
Shord73148/
Sorts73104/
Shoir7321/
Shert7310/
Szort738/
Shurt737/
Shorp736/
Surtt736/
Sahrt735/
Sartt733/
Shuor733/
Szhor732/
Shorh732/
Shhor732/
Shorz731/
Sertt731/
Soert731/
Suhrt730/
Hsort730/
Shohr730/
Shortova71345/
Scharttz712/
Schardtt711/
Schertdt711/
Schorr6710,816/
Sor676,312/
Schoor671,667/
Schart67897/
Shurts67474/
Schurt67301/
Sharts67289/
Schorp67284/
Shurte67211/
Shourd67196/
Chorte67175/
Schert67128/
Sorthe6796/
Shardt6794/
Schorz6787/
Schohr6780/
Schour6748/
Sharte6745/
Shoore6741/
Shartz6740/
Schord6717/
Surhtt6713/
Sharth6712/
Soiret6712/
Sourte6712/
Schgor679/
Chartt679/
Schorh677/
Shorre675/
Sarhtt674/
Siurtt674/
Sherht673/
Shohrh673/
Shoure673/
Shaurt672/
Soorts672/
Sahart672/
Shchor672/
Sourth672/
Chorts671/
Sheert671/
Sherth671/
Shartp671/
Shaert671/
Surtht671/
Soorth671/
Siehrt671/
Schürt671/
Chohrt671/
Chorth671/
Sshore671/
Seertt671/
Sartte671/
Saartt671/
Shzoor671/
Soisrt671/
Shhart671/
Shoire671/
Szorte671/
Saurtt670/
Shords670/
Chortz670/
Zchort670/
Shgart670/
Shohtr670/
Shoorp670/
Shuurt670/

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