Shortt Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shortt Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shortt family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 3
Engineer Railway 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Teamster On Farm Agricultural Horse 2
Bar Maid 1
Cook Domestic 1
Ladying Help Domestic 1
School Master 1
Outside Stock Broker 1
Captain Royal Artillery 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
General Domestic 1
Tobacco Machinist 1
Clergyman Church Of England 1
Domestic Cook 1
Groom Domestic 1
Auctioneer's Accountant 1
Domestic 1
Government Pension 1
Carter On Farm Agricultural Horse 1
Forester Head Woodman 1
Gold Miner 1
Physician & Surgeon 1
Assistant Inspector Of Weight & Measures 1
Gas Works Manager 1

Shortt Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Short 83% 80,428
2 Shortt 100% 602
3 Sherett 71% 419
4 Sheratt 71% 245
5 Shorte 83% 165
6 Sharatt 71% 161

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The surname Shortt is the 2nd most popular variant of Short.

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