Shott Surname

165,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Shott Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shute,' a parish in Devon, two miles from Colyton.

1610. John Shute, of London: Register of the University of Oxford.

1621. John Shute, Devon: ibid.

1764. Married — Richard Shute and Ann Nightingale: St.

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Shott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3861:261,51424,673
Russia5121:281,49029,167
Canada2651:139,04014,308
Kazakhstan1341:131,95913,645
England1101:506,52832,143
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Wales311:99,8247,946
Belarus281:339,32436,540
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:157,26013,677
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5811:86,4358,985

Shott (11) may also be a first name.

Shott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shute,' a parish in Devon, two miles from Colyton.

1610. John Shute, of London: Register of the University of Oxford.

1621. John Shute, Devon: ibid.

1764. Married — Richard Shute and Ann Nightingale: St. George, Hanover Square.

(a) Local, 'at the Shut' or Shoot, a West-country surname. 'Shut, a narrow street. West' (Halliwell). 'Shott, a nook, an angle, a field, a plot of land; v. Carlisle's Account of Charities.' (Halliwell). Hence Aldershot, Cockshott.

Robert atte Shoete, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Simon atte Sheote, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

William atte Shote, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Walter atte Shotte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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

Nick 'the Scot'; compare Shutt and Scutt. The two entries following are placed together:

Johannes Schote, et Matilda uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Sissot Scote, 1379: ibid.

(2) Local; v. Shutt and Shute.

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

(English) 1 Dweller at a Nook or Corner [Dialectal English shot(t; Old English sceát, a corner, projection] 2 Quick, Ready [Old English sceót]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, the hot, an area designation, the same as Furlong, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Perhaps a corruption of Shotts, a parish in co. Lanark.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A parish in Devonshire, which was the residence of the family in the last century.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From the castle of Shute, in Normandy, France.

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

The Shutes of Gillingham bear the name of an old Devonshire family and of a Devonshire parish.

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

Shott Last Name Facts

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

Shott (Russian: Шотт) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shott? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 165,668th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,787,891 people. The last name Shott is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Shott live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shott is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

Shott is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,386 people, or 1 in 261,514. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Shott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shott has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 239 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 310 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Shott surname are 14.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.98% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shott earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.38% more than the national average, earning R 575,976 per year; in United States they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning $42,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.96% less than the national average, earning $42,251 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schott9140,470/
Shotts912,048/
Shotte9111/
Shoett911/
Shoitt911/
Shoutt910/
Shottz910/
Shoott910/
Shot891,368/
Sott891,241/
Schoett8386/
Shoutts832/
Schuott831/
Shoutte831/
Shchott831/
Schottt831/
Schoott830/
Shutt807,118/
Schot803,545/
Chott802,175/
Szott801,687/
Shout80990/
Shost80825/
Shote80711/
Shoot80567/
Sotte80287/
Shots80133/
Shatt80101/
Shhot8019/
Soett8015/
Sotts807/
Shoet807/
Soott806/
Shoth805/
Shoit804/
Siott803/
Shuot802/
Soutt801/
Suott801/
Sxott801/
Sohtt801/
Xsott801/
Shodt800/
Schoottz771/
Schottte771/
Sho7515,498/
Sot756,602/
Schutt738,387/
Shouth731,665/
Schatt731,520/
Schoot731,060/
Schots73813/
Schout73791/
Shoots73531/
Shutte73395/
Shatts73364/
Schoth73277/
Schodt73228/
Shoudt73139/
Shoutz73116/
Shatte73112/
Chotte73102/
Shoute7398/
Shouts7372/
Shoote7334/
Choutt7324/
Schost7321/
Shoust7320/
Shoste7312/
Shoutd739/
Soutte738/
Shautt735/
Shoost733/
Shoith732/
Chotts731/
Chhott731/
Jschot731/
Schoet731/
Sootts731/
Shuitt731/
Shothe731/
Shatth731/
Szottd731/
Soutth731/
Soutts731/
Sachtt731/
Shoits731/
Chottz731/
Siotte731/
Shattz731/
Schozt731/
Chotth731/
Schoit730/
Shodts730/
Shutdt730/
Schottová7121/
Schottova711/
Chot6720,447/
Shoo6716,174/
Szot678,130/
Shut677,252/
Shou676,260/
Shat672,931/
Shoa672,666/
Sote672,446/
Zott672,299/
Soit672,233/
Soth671,680/
Satt671,110/
Schatte671,096/
Sutt671,039/
Sots671,031/
Schoots67941/
Soet67897/
Shop67768/
Sost67666/
Shoy67643/
Schoute67637/
Sout67608/
Saht67563/
Siot67554/
Soot67518/
Suot67438/
Shuo67400/
Shoh67387/
Scho67331/
Shoi67243/
Shaouth67195/
Shotova67179/
Sodt67173/
Šott67156/
Sütt67144/
Shod6796/
Schaatt6780/
Schoult6779/
Shho6760/
Shos6756/
Schuitt6754/
Choutte6753/
Schoudt6751/
Schautt6741/
Schooth6738/
Schoodt6734/
Shoj6724/
Shoz6716/
Hsho6714/
Schootz6711/
Sottova679/
Scheutt676/
Soht676/
Schoste676/
Schoust675/
Soyt674/
Schatts673/
Schuoht673/
Ssho673/
Shotowa673/
Jsho673/
Shchots673/
Sgot673/
Shoshte672/
Schoedt672/
Chhotte672/
Schocht672/
Sotp672/
Shchost672/
Sahadtt671/
Schouth671/
Schgodt671/
Schuote671/
Schuotz671/
Schutdt671/
Schuytt671/
Shgo671/
Shatthe671/
Shchutt671/
Xhot671/
Sottová671/
Shouthe671/
Schoidt671/
Schoite671/
Shauttz671/
Sjot671/
Sotd671/
Xott671/
Jsot671/
Schattz670/
Sahattz670/
Suht670/
Shuodth670/
Shastte670/
Schothe670/
Shochtz670/
Schoitz670/

Shott Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shott in the Russian language
Шоттsott-

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