How Many People Have the Last Name Shorter?
people had the surname Shorter in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 34,014 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 2 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Black
Change Since 2000
+553 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Shorter (58.2%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 35.9%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Shorter ranks #80. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 39.5% to 35.9%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Shorter grew from 8,122 people in 2000 to 8,675 in 2010 (up 6.8%), and its rank fell from #4,014 to #4,092. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.01 to 2.94 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 8,122 | 8,675 |
| Rank | #4,014 | #4,092 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.01 | 2.94 |
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Same Soundex code as Shorter: S636
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