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
General Labourer 139
Living On Own Means 137
Dress Maker 97
General Servant Domestic 77
Coal Miner Hewer 72
Scholar 69
Farmer 59
Domestic Servant 58
Cook Domestic 56
Dressmaker 50
Housemaid Domestic 45
Laundress Wash 41
Agricultural Labourer 39
Carpenter 38
Tailor 38
School 35
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 35
Charwoman 33
Gardener Domestic 31
Servant Domestic 31
Coal Hewer 31
Blacksmith 29
House Keeper Domestic 28
Mason 26
Tailoress 24

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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