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Shirts Family History

Shirts Surname Meaning

Americanized form of German Schertz. 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’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Shirts family from?

You can see how Shirts families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shirts family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shirts families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 4 Shirts families living in Lancashire. This was about 40% of all the recorded Shirts's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Shirts families in 1891.
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What did your Shirts ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Shirts. 42% of Shirts men worked as a Farmer.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    42%
  • Laborer
    25%
  • Truck Driver
    9%
  • Steel Worker
    9%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 99 immigration records available for the last name Shirts. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Shirts. For the veterans among your Shirts ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Shirts lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Shirts life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1990, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Shirts in 1944 was 31, and 76 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Shirts ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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