US Population With Last Name Shorter By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 8,122 people in the US whose last name was Shorter, and the rate of occurence of the Shorter last name was 3.01 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Shorter identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (56.57%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (39.45%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (2.20%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Shorter By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp ANHPI
Non-Hisp AIAN

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Shorter last name.

US Population With Last Name Shorter By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 4595 56.57
Non Hispanic White Alone 3204 39.45
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 179 2.20
Hispanic or Latino 74 0.91
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 35 0.43
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 35 0.43