Origins of the Short surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1296North West 166Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 782East Midlands 527West Midlands 373East 453London 2250South East 982South West 1206South Wales 345Mid Wales 21West WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shorts lived in london

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    21,000 Short Travel & migration records
    120,000 Shorts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Short

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    354th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Short surname. The oldest one dates back to 1220.

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    What are the most common Short first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Shorts

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Shorts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    595

    Laundress

    316

    Domestic Servant

    307

    General Servant Domestic

    228

    House Servant

    213

    Common male occupations for Shorts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    669

    Agricultural Labourer

    495

    General Labourer

    354

    Farm Labourer

    351

    Carpenter

    300

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