Explore the Family Name Shirts

The meaning of Shirts

1. Americanized form of German Schertz. 2. Possibly also an altered form of English Shirt: topographic name for someone who lived on a detached piece of land, Middle English shurte, from Old English scyrte ‘skirt, cut off piece’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Shirts in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Shirts" has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname in terms of popularity rose from 63,297 in 2000 to 51,512 in 2010, marking an 18.62% change. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing this surname also grew from 295 to 404, witnessing a substantial growth rate of 36.95%. As measured per 100k, the proportion of people with the surname "Shirts" increased from 0.11 to 0.14, indicating a 27.27% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,297	#51,512	18.62%
Count	295	404	36.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shirts

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Shirts," the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts over the decade. In 2000, approximately 94.92% of those with the Shirts surname identified as White, but by 2010 this had decreased slightly to 91.34%, a change of -3.77%. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders with this surname also saw a slight decrease from 3.05% to 2.72%. Meanwhile, those identifying as two or more races emerged in 2010, making up 3.22% of people with this surname. The category of Hispanic also appeared in 2010, accounting for 2.48% of people with the surname "Shirts". No notable change was observed in the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.92%	91.34%	-3.77%
Two or More Races	0%	3.22%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.05%	2.72%	-10.82%
Hispanic	0%	2.48%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%