Schorte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Schorte

The name Schorte comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person who because of their physical characteristics was named short. In this case the surname Schorte can be traced back to the Old English word sceort which means short. The original bearer would have been known as the short one, because of his low stature. As height is one of the most easily distinguished features of a person, names derived from this aspect of a person's physique are by no means rare.

Early Origins of the Schorte family

Early History of the Schorte family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schorte research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1600, 1603, 1635, 1668, 1675, 1685, 1690, 1772 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Schorte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Schorte Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Schorte has undergone many spelling variations, including Short, Shorte, Shortt, Schorte and others.

Early Notables of the Schorte family

Peter Short (died 1603), a London printer who printed several first editions and early texts of Shakespeare's works. Thomas Short (1635-1685), was an English physician, son of the Rev. William Short, born at Easton, Suffolk. He settled in London and was admitted a candidate at the College...
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Migration of the Schorte family to Ireland

Some of the Schorte family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Schorte family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Schorte were among those contributors: John Short, who came to the Jamestown settlement in Virginia in 1606; Henry Short who settled in Massachusetts in 1634; Marmaduke Short, who arrived in Virginia in 1668.