Short Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Short Name Meaning: From the Middle English "schort", meaning "short", or someone of low stature.

From the Middle English \"schort\", meaning \"short\", or someone of low stature. The name also has Scottish/Irish origins: the Gaelic \"Mac an Gheaire\" means \"the son of the short man\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Short Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Short family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 333
Female Servant 268
Independent 127
Labourer 119
Male Servant 104
Shoe Maker 69
Farmer 62
Coal Miner 54
Tailor 39
Carpenter 31
Weaver 31
Gardener 24
Dress Maker 23
Servant 23
Blacksmith 22
Pauper 21
Hatter 21
Mason 20
Independant 15
Ag Labourer 15
Apprentice 15
Butcher 14
Grocer 14
Silk Weaver 13
Baker 10

Short Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Short 100% 80,428
2 Shirt 80% 6,209
3 Shart 80% 730
4 Shortt 83% 602
5 Shert 80% 193
6 Shorte 83% 165
7 Shorto 83% 160
8 Shiret 67% 154
9 Shurt 80% 128
10 Sheret 67% 114
11 Sheart 67% 106
12 Ashort 83% 100

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