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 5
Living On Own Means 4
Dock Labourer 2
Dressmaker 2
Traveller 2
Coal Hewer 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Labourer On Farm Agricultural Labourer 2
Private School 2
Assistant 1
Box Maker 1
Clerk In Book Maker 1
Errand Boy 1
Fish Monger 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Plumber & Painter 1
Publican Manager 1
Woollen Pattern Weaver 1
Nurse Monthly (sick) 1
Bricklayer's Labourer 1
Brick Layer Apprentice 1
Carting Contractor 1
Joiner Carpenter 1
Painters Errand Boy 1
Tin Plate Iron Work's Manager 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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