View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Shelby is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 24,913^th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 336,343 people. The last name Shelby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Shelby reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shelby is also the 13,257^th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 73,833 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 16,081 people, or 1 in 22,540. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 13 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Shelby Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shelby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shelby last name increased 597 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shelby Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Shelby last name are 6.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Shelby earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 43.37% more than the national average, earning 496,179 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.28% less than the national average, earning $40,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $48,828 CAD per year.