Shorter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shorter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shorter family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 269
Agricultural Labourer 29
General Labourer 26
Coal Miner 14
Domestic Servant 13
Living On Own Means 10
Living On Her Own Means 10
General Servant 10
Carpenter 9
Dress Maker 9
Farmer 9
Labourer 8
Farm Labourer 8
General Servant Domestic 7
Errand Boy 6
Gardener 6
General Domestic Servant 5
Painter 5
Domestic 5
Grocer 5
Clerk 5
Railway Clerk 4
Groom 4
Commercial Traveller 4
Servant Domestic 4

Shorter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shorter 100% 9,992
2 Sharter 86% 127

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

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