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
Scholar 1,552
Agricultural Labourer 270
Labourer 177
Coal Miner 133
Domestic Servant 95
General Servant 95
Dress Maker 80
Servant 56
House Keeper 52
Laundress 44
Shoe Maker 41
Carpenter 39
Gardener 35
Tailor 33
Annuitant 32
Blacksmith 29
General Servant Domestic 29
Straw Plaiter 26
Grocer 26
Nurse 25
Farm Servant 25
Mason 25
Farm Labourer 23
House Maid 23
Joiner 23

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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The surname Short is the most popular version of all its varients

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