Shore

Shore Meaning & Origin

About Shore
The surname Shore is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It could be a topographic name for someone who lived by the seashore or a habitational name for someone who lived near a shore or a bank of a river. It could also be a nickname for someone who lived by a prominent headland or a person who worked as a collector of tolls or customs duties at a shore or riverbank. Overall, the surname Shore is associated with geographical features related to bodies of water.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Shore is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Shore: 10,130
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 3,523
  • Frequency per 100k people: 3.43

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Shore based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Shore is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XR
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH AO1 R
🌐 IPA
/ʃɔr/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S600

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shore in Braille

Here's how to represent Shore in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Shore in braille

How to sign the name Shore using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Shore using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Shore in sign language

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