View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Schell Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Schell is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Schéll. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schell? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 14,417^th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 188,367 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Schell are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Schell is also the 640,739^th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 200 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 17,616 people, or 1 in 20,576. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Schell Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Schell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schell surname rose 718 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schell Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Schell last name are 15.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Schell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning 358,165 kr per year; in Peru they earn 88.58% less than the national average, earning S/. 2,214 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.97% more than the national average, earning R 365,892 per year; in Colombia they earn 41.28% more than the national average, earning $32,073,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $44,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.74% less than the national average, earning $48,321 CAD per year.