Surname Shorter (肖特 
, Shorter 
, Шортер 
) , in all the world, is quite a common family name. The cognomen Shorter is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is quite a rare surname, the United States, and Australia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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| 肖特 | China |
| Shorter | Australia, Jamaica, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| Шортер | Ukraine |
| john shorter Lord Mayor of London (b. 1625) |
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| john shorter (1660-1707) (b. 1660) |
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| charlotte shorter (died 1733) (b. 1683) |
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| david shorter (1684-1746) (b. 1684) |
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| edward shorter English engineer and inventor (b. 1767) |
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john gill shorter American politician (1818-1872), US (b. 1818) |
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james a. shorter, jr. Mississippi state legislator, US (b. 1842) |
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john urquhart shorter American attorney and Confederate veteran (1844–1904), US (b. 1844) |
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clement king shorter English author and critic (1857-1926) (b. 1857) |
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susan i. shorter American educator, philanthropist, and writer, US (b. 1859) |
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joseph a. shorter American catholic clergyman (1863-1936), US (b. 1863) |
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| eli sims shorter American politician (1823-1879), US (b. 1823) |
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wayne shorter American jazz saxophonist and composer, US (b. 1933) |
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| leo joseph shorter Leo Joseph Shorter (1886-1965) 1886 Born in Coventry to Joseph Shorter and his wife Catherine Anne Dyke 1901 Living at 19 Cromwell Street, Coventry: J... (b. 1886) |
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| lucie emilie shorter Australian china-painter, AU (b. 1887) |
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