Origins of the Shortt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 65North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 34East Midlands 12West Midlands 3East 12London 57South East 24South West 17South Wales 32Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shortts lived in north-east

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    1,100 Shortt Travel & migration records
    1,500 Shortts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Shortts

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

    Common female occupations for Shortts in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    9

    Private Means

    6

    Annuitant

    5

    Milliner

    3

    Schoolmistress

    3

    Common male occupations for Shortts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    7

    Civil Engineer

    6

    Coal Miner Hewer

    6

    Clerk

    5

    At Home

    4

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