Shorten Family History
Shorten Name Meaning
Irish (Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Seartáin a variant of Soirtéil (see Shortell ). English (Norfolk): habitational name from Shorton in Paignton (Devon) and perhaps from one or more unidentified places. The Devon placename may derive from Old English scīr ‘bright gleaming’ + dūn ‘hill’ but this cannot be certain due to a lack of medieval forms.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022