as a Last Name
- 6,821
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Shorter
Meaning & Origins
English: from the comparative form of Middle English schort ‘short’, hence a distinguishing nickname for the shorter of two closely associated people with the same personal name (for example, members of the same household).
| 4,476th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 6,821
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Shorter per capita
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