The Shutt surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,852 people carried this name — #8,551 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,747 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Shutt surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Shute’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: Robert atte Shoete, Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

His entry covers Shutt and Shut.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 689 · public domain.

In print

Shutt in American newspapers,
1902–1922.

Newspaper page from Sunday Washington Globe carrying the name Shutt
Sunday Washington Globe 1902-02-02
Newspaper page from Vernon Parish Democrat carrying the name Shutt
Vernon Parish Democrat 1922-03-16
Newspaper page from The Llano Colonist carrying the name Shutt
The Llano Colonist 1922-03-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,061 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Shutt in Australian newspapers,
1810s–1960s.

643 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Shutt. The most, 132, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 203
Victoria 190
South Australia 93
Queensland 89
Western Australia 41
Tasmania 24
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Shutt.

Who carried it

People named Shutt,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Isaac Thomas Shutt
    Isaac Thomas Shutt 1818–1879 · architect
  • Frank Thomas Shutt 1859–1940 · chemist
  • Ken Shutt 1928–2010 · sculptor
  • Norman Shutt 1929–2022 · police officer
  • John Shutt 1964–2021 · computer scientist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Shutt,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States264 records

264 records of the Shutt name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 159
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 44
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 21
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 18
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 15
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Kenneth E. Shutt

    Born 1918 in Iowa. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Des Moines; welder from Des Moines County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, buried at Keokuk National Cemetery, Iowa.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wilhelmine Shutt

    Arrived at New York in 1857 aboard the George Hurlbut from Havre, aged 15; farmer. From Bavaria, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Carl Alvin Shutt

    Born 1949; from Cortland, New York. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1968 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 264 records for Shutt in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia93 records

93 records of the Shutt name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 54
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 16
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 11
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 6
  • Tasmanian Names Index 6
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Walter Shutt

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Anne, arriving 1810; ticket of leave 1813. Native of Staff.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliz Shutt

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the Gulf of Venice, aged 38; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Robert Shutt

    Retired of Ballarat, Victoria; died 1953.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 93 records for Shutt in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom9 records

9 records of the Shutt name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 8
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Herbert Cecil Shutt

    Will proved in 1917; of Gateacre, Lancaster.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. B. Shutt

    Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Shutt

    Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Shutt in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Shutt name in Canada
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Francis C. Shutt

    Died 1922; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 1 of 2 records for Shutt in Canada.

Counts: Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Shutt name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hannah Shutt

    Died 1925, aged 81; buried at Rutherford Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Shutt

    Died 1913, aged 67; buried at Rutherford Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France2 records

2 records of the Shutt name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record James Shutt

    Born 1928 in Great Britain; died 1999 in Fréjus (Var).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jennifer Shutt

    Born 1952 in the United Kingdom; died 1992 in Le Chesnay (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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