Shirt Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shirt Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shirt family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 29
Labourer 20
Female Servant 14
Independent 13
Farmer 12
Linen Weaver 6
Male Servant 5
Cotton Weaver 4
Coal Miner 4
Servant 4
Cotton Warper 3
Dress Maker 3
Pauper 3
Shoemaker 3
Pupil 3
Independant 3
Bone Cutter 3
Poulterer 3
Bleacher 2
Stone Mason 2
Firer 2
Mason 2
Ag Labourer 2
Cooper 2
Fs 2

Shirt Surname Variants Ranking

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

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

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