Shorp Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shorp Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shorp family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 36
Living On Own Means 5
Hawker 4
Labourer 4
Laundress 4
Domestic Servant 3
Living On Her Own Means 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
Coal Miner 3
Apprentice Boiler 2
Cotton Weaver 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Assistant 2
Carpenter & Wheelwright 2
House Maid Domestic Servant 2
Iron Puddler 2
Certificated Elementary School Teacher 1
Charwoman 1
Lodger 1
Railway Labourer 1
Hosier Counterman 1
Assitant 1
General Servant 1
Hummer Stoker 1
Potters Painter 1

Shorp Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sharp 80% 155,924
2 Sharpe 67% 59,209
3 Shorpe 83% 2,088
4 Shorp 100% 1,703
5 Shrop 60% 131

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The surname Shorp is the 4th most popular variant of Sharp.

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