View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Shelby occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Shelby is the 24,913^th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 336,343 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Shelby are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 13,257^th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 73,833 people.

The surname Shelby is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 16,081 people, or 1 in 22,540. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Shelby occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

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 grew 597 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shelby Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Shelby last name are 6.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.29% being registered to vote for the 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.