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

Shelden (Marathi: शॅलडन, Russian: Шелден, Tibetan: གསལ་སྒྲོན་) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 213,453^rd most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,777,888 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Shelden reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shelden is also the 484,112^th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 328 people.

The last name Shelden is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,652 people, or 1 in 219,406. In The United States Shelden is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, Missouri, where 11 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Shelden Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shelden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shelden last name expanded 151 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shelden Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Shelden surname are 19.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shelden earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning $42,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $52,266 CAD per year.