LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Shorter
Shorter is the 4,189th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 8,194 people carried it — about 2.7 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Shorter are Black.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Black58.4%
White32.7%
Multiracial5.2%
Hispanic2.7%
Asian American0.6%
Native American0.4%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#2,947
9,948
2000
#4,014
8,122
2010
#4,092
8,675
2020
#4,189
8,194