Kort

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See also: kort, KORT, KoRT, kórt, kòrt, and kört

English

Etymology

As a Dutch surname, from the adjective kort (“short”).
As a German surname, pet form of Konrad.
As a Jewish surname, via Polish from Yiddish קאָרט (kort, “cord”), ultimately from the root of English cord.
Also as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, from Yiddish קאַרטל (kartl, “card”), itself borrowed from German Karte.

Proper noun

Kort (plural Korts)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Kort is the 17502^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1610 individuals. Kort is most common among White (90.06%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kort”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 340.

Anagrams

Krot

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