Surnames of English Origin

28,599 surnames found of English origin

Shortley
The surname Shortley is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "sceort" meaning "short" and the suffix "-ley" meaning "clearing" or "meadow." Therefore, the meaning of the surna......
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Shortlidge
The surname Shortlidge is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "sceort" meaning "short" and "hlid" meaning "slope" or "hillside." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Shortl......
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Shortman
The surname Shortman is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "sceort," meaning "short," and "mann," meaning "man." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a ni......
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Shortreed
The surname Shortreed is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Old English words "sceort," meaning short, and "reod," meaning reed. It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone ......
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Shortridge
The surname Shortridge is of English origin and is derived from a combination of the Old English words "sceort," meaning short, and "hrycg," meaning ridge. As a surname, Shortridge likely originate......
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Shorts
The surname Shorts is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "schort," meaning short. It was likely used as a nickname for someone of short stature or as a descriptive name f......
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Shortsleeve
The surname Shortsleeve is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "scort" meaning "short" and "sleve" meaning "sleeve." It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someo......
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Shortt
The surname Shortt is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "short," meaning small or of low stature. It was originally used as a nickname for someone who was short in heigh......
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Shortway
The surname Shortway is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "sceort," meaning "short," and "weg," meaning "way" or "path." It is a topographic or locational surname given to ......
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Shorty
The surname Shorty is a variant of the English surname Short, which is derived from the Middle English word "schort," meaning "short." It was originally a nickname given to someone of short stature......
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