Shores History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The name Shores literally means "dweller at the shore or strand" from the Middle English word "schore." 1 2 3

Early Origins of the Shores family

The surname Shores was first found in Derbyshire at Mickleover where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D. Mickleover, at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086, was held by Burton Abbey.

Later in Yorkshire, we found Adam de Schore and Johannes de Schore in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 4

"George Shore was one of the Royalist delinquents of Macclesfield who were fined or had their properties sequestrated in the time of Cromwell." 5

Early History of the Shores family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shores research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1445, 1527, 1655, 1662, 1711, 1752 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Shores History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shores Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shoore, Shore, Sure and others.

Early Notables of the Shores family

Distinguished members of the family include Elizabeth "Jane" Shore (c.1445-c.1527), one of the many mistresses of King Edward IV of England, described as "the merriest, the wiliest, and the holiest harlots." She was a...
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Shores Ranking

In the United States, the name Shores is the 4,237^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 6

Shores migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Shores Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Michael Shores, aged 65, who immigrated to the United States, in 1896

Shores Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Ada J. Shores, aged 47, who immigrated to the United States, in 1905
Robert J. Shores, aged 24, who landed in America, in 1905
Kate Shores, aged 40, who landed in America from Hull, England, in 1907
William V. Shores, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States, in 1919
Percy Shores, aged 27, who settled in America, in 1921
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Contemporary Notables of the name Shores (post 1700) +

Janie Ledlow Shores (1932-2017), American jurist on the Supreme Court of Alabama, the first woman to ever serve on that court
William David Shores (1904-1984), American Major League Baseball player
Arthur Davis Shores (1904-1996), American civil rights attorney
Del Shores (b. 1957), American film director and producer, television writer and producer
Richard A. Shores, American professor of mathematics at Cornell University who works in recursion theory
Sydney Shores (1913-1973), American comic book artist
Henry C. Shores (b. 1930), American politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates 23rd District, 1987-90
Henry Shores, American Republican politician, Candidate for West Virginia State House of Delegates from Kanawha County, 1964
Charlene Kay Shores, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988, 2000
Bert P. Shores, American Republican politician, Member of New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Lebanon; Elected 1938; Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Lebanon, 1948
... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Shores family +

USS Arizona

Mr. Irland Shores Jr., American Seaman First Class from Alabama, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 7

The Shores Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Perimus licitis
Motto Translation: We perish by what is lawful.

Citations +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Baring-Gould S., Family Names and their Story. London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1913. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html