Shortal

Shortal Meaning & Origin

About Shortal
The surname Shortal is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Searraigh, meaning "descendant of Searrach." The name Searrach itself translates to "foal" or "young horse" in English. It is likely that the surname Shortal originally referred to someone who had a connection to horses or horse breeding.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Shortal: 132
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 129,047
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Shortal 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 Shortal is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XRTL
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S06304
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH AO1 R T AH0 L
🌐 IPA
/shortal*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XRTL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S634

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shortal in Braille

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

The name Shortal in braille

How to sign the name Shortal using Sign Language

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

The name Shortal in sign language

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