Shorte Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shorte Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shorte family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 4
Farmer's Daughter 2
Agricultural Labourer 1
Ab Seaman 1
Apprentice To Dressmaker 1
Shipwright 1
Farmer Of 136 Acres Employing 3 Men & 1 Boy 1
Farmer Son & Farmer Of 10 Acres 1
Farmer's Wife 1
Fish Dealer 1

Shorte Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Short 83% 80,428
2 Shirt 67% 6,209
3 Shart 67% 730
4 Shortt 83% 602
5 Shert 67% 193
6 Shorte 100% 165
7 Shorto 83% 160
8 Shiret 50% 154
9 Shurt 67% 128
10 Sheret 50% 114
11 Sheart 50% 106
12 Ashort 67% 100

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The surname Shorte is the 6th most popular variant of Short.

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