# Short (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/short/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 57,477 |
| US rank (2010) | 581 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,372 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.8% (55,903 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Short in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Short in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Short

- Jake Short, American teen actor
- Columbus Short, American choreographer
- Gertrude Short, actress (1902-1968)
- Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (1924–2005)
- Samuel Short, Australian swimmer
- Dorothy Short, American actress (1915-1963)
- Gene Short, American basketball player (1953-2016)
- Purvis Short, American basketball player (born 1957)
- William Short, 1759–1849 Thomas Jefferson's private secretary when he was ambassador in Paris, from 1786 
- Black Dahlia, American murder victim (1924-1947)
- Annie Ross, British-American actress, singer and vocalist
- Casey Krueger, American soccer player

## Similar surnames

Shortt, Shrout, Shorty, Sorto, Schroth, Sherwood, Serrato, Seward, Sherrod, Surratt, Swart, Sword.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.