Shortt Surname
Approximately 8,645 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameShortt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,622 | 1:100,071 | 11,116 |
| Canada | 1,622 | 1:22,716 | 3,092 |
| Ireland | 943 | 1:4,994 | 820 |
| England | 854 | 1:65,244 | 7,591 |
| Australia | 575 | 1:46,949 | 5,871 |
| Northern Ireland | 333 | 1:5,541 | 1,035 |
| South Africa | 152 | 1:356,432 | 32,570 |
| New Zealand | 143 | 1:31,667 | 5,500 |
| Guyana | 101 | 1:7,547 | 1,224 |
| Scotland | 78 | 1:68,639 | 5,330 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 51 | 1:26,745 | 2,882 |
| Venezuela | 27 | 1:1,118,670 | 16,331 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16 | 1:7,041 | 703 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 218 | 1:20,320 | 2,373 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 79 | 1:308,549 | 20,627 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:149,729 | 6,268 |
| Guernsey | 7 | 1:4,665 | 827 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 115 | 1:436,684 | 31,761 |
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.
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).
(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).
From diminutive stature. It bears the same orthography in H.R.
Alluding to stature, not tall.
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.
Shortt Demographics
Average Shortt Salary in
United States
$42,274 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shortt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shortt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shortt is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shortt? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 58,480th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 842,978 people. The last name Shortt is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Shortt live; 61 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,622 people, or 1 in 100,071. In The United States Shortt is most numerous in: Virginia, where 22 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States Shortt occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent live and Ireland, where 11 percent live.
Shortt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shortt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shortt last name increased 3,150 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 433 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 1,081 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 312 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shortt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shortt surname is primarily Catholic (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Shortt last name are 11.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.43% being registered with the 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.
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