Shor Family History
Shor Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Hebrew shor ‘ox’ perhaps taken by bearers of the personal name Joseph because the Biblical character of this name is compared to an ox in Deuteronomy 317: ‘His glory is like the firstling of his bullock’. Compare Byk 2 Bik 2 and Bick 4 and also Schor . Americanized form of French Giard reflecting the characteristic Canadian and American French rounding of the -ard ending. Compare Shore .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022