Shelden Surname

213,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Shelden Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Sheldon (valley with steep sides, or hill with a flat top), the name of tree places in England.

Shelden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6521:219,40621,313
Australia2351:114,87512,758
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England111:5,065,278148,650
China31:455,773,85521,925
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0971:45,7785,288

Shelden (328) may also be a first name.

Shelden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Sheldon (valley with steep sides, or hill with a flat top), the name of tree places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Shelden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shelden (Marathi: शॅलडन, Russian: Шелден, Tibetan: གསལ་སྒྲོན་) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelden? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shelden is the 213,453rd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,777,888 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Shelden live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 484,112th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 328 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,652 people, or 1 in 219,406. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent reside, Missouri, where 11 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Shelden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shelden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shelden last name expanded 151 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shelden Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Shelden surname are 19.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.46% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schelden9340/
Sheilden932/
Shellden930/
Selden923,524/
Sheldn920/
Schoelden881/
Schielden880/
Schellden880/
Sellden86124/
Sohlden8690/
Seldeen8643/
Sholden8625/
Shilden8614/
Chelden8612/
Shalden8610/
Sheldin868/
Hselden862/
Sielden862/
Soelden862/
Sjelden862/
Sheldyn861/
Seelden861/
Shaeldn861/
Sheldem860/
Suelden860/
Sheldenova8212/
Schilden8053/
Scholden8017/
Shaeldin802/
Sheldina801/
Shelding800/
Salden771,910/
Seldin77688/
Silden77328/
Solden77236/
Zelden77137/
Seldén7754/
Seldyn774/
Seldem772/
Shaldn771/
Sholdn771/
Celden770/
Sahaldeen751/
Schiolden751/
Schelding751/
Sheilding750/
Shaldin71535/
Selldén71175/
Saldeen71170/
Saldaen71165/
Selldin7155/
Shildin7155/
Shaldyn7147/
Saldien7144/
Seldina7129/
Scheilding7124/
Sallden7113/
Cheldin7111/
Seldyna717/
Sholdin717/
Shyldyn714/
Sildeng712/
Childen711/
Shyldin711/
Sholdyn711/
Shildenova711/
Sheldim710/
Saldienė67122/
Shildina6743/
Sahaldin679/
Schöldin679/
Sielding676/
Shaaldin675/
Shyldyna673/
Shalldin671/
Saldn671/
Chillden671/
Saaldeen671/
Shilding670/
Sealding670/

Shelden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelden in the Tibetan language
གསལ་སྒྲོན་saldrön-
Shelden in the Marathi language
शॅलडनseladana-
Shelden in the Russian language
Шелденselden-

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Shelden Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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