How common is the surname Shortridge?

2,360 people in the United States had the surname Shortridge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,824 Americans. It ranked 13,007th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shortridge?

Clara Shortridge Foltz, American lawyer and women's rights activist (1849-1934), followed by Samuel M. Shortridge.

Where is the surname Shortridge most common?

Wikidata records people named Shortridge in the United States.

Is the surname Shortridge getting more or less common?

More common. 2,283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,360 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Shortridge

A surname, carried by 2,360 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S636

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shortridge is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,360 people named Shortridge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,824 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,283.

#13,007

rank among US surnames

2,360

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #12,471)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,999	Diggins	2,362	130,714
#13,002	Jellison	2,361	130,769
#13,007	Urrea	2,360	130,824
#13,010	Stetler	2,359	130,880

Who is named Shortridge

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Shortridge identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Shortridges

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Clara Shortridge Foltz
American lawyer and women's rights activist (1849-1934)
Samuel M. Shortridge
American politician (1861-1952)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shortridge

Shorter

Shortridge has the Soundex code S636, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S636.

Questions

How common is the surname Shortridge?: 2,360 people in the United States had the surname Shortridge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,824 Americans. It ranked 13,007th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shortridge?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Shortridge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Shortridge?: Clara Shortridge Foltz, American lawyer and women's rights activist (1849-1934), followed by Samuel M. Shortridge.
Where is the surname Shortridge most common?: Wikidata records people named Shortridge in the United States.
Is the surname Shortridge getting more or less common?: More common. 2,283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,360 in 2010, up 3.4%.