Shorty Family History
Shorty Name Meaning
Native American (Navajo): translation into English (and shortening) of a personal name based on (or just composed of) a Navajo word meaning ‘little (one) small’ (see Yazzie ). Compare Little 4 and Shortman . Altered form of English Short or Shorter or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname. The surname of this (or perhaps of different) origin is most common among African Americans; as such it may have originally been a genuine nickname for a short person (and not an altered form of an English surname).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022