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
School 16
Private Means 6
Civil Engineer 3
Dressmaker 3
At Home 3
Domestic Ina College 3
Coal Miner Hewer 3
General Servant (domestic) 2
None 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Joiner 2
Wever Plain Cloth 2
Net Brader 2
Coal Miner Putter 2
Coal Merchant 2
Independent Means 2
Wharfman To Shippingcompany 2
Clerk (treasurers Dept) 1
Coal Miner (hewers) 1
Coal Miner (trammer) 1
Draughtsman Mechanical 1
Educational Clerk 1
Engineering Surveyor 1
Gas Engineer 1
Low Foreman 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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