Shell Surname

25,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Shell Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Shell (bank), in Worcestershire; dweller near a bank or ridge.

Shell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,2011:22,3732,813
England9501:58,6517,017
Australia5491:49,1726,128
Iraq4771:73,4212,466
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Russia3691:390,57737,915
Nigeria3641:486,65624,409
Canada2521:146,21314,975
Bahamas2081:1,883300
Afghanistan1131:284,5414,597
India761:10,092,966194,472
Wales711:43,5854,199
Singapore681:80,9963,278
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Iran561:1,371,11656,327
China461:29,724,3821,576
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Belarus251:380,04239,396
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Guernsey221:2,929767
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
France101:6,642,272293,169
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Oman71:526,8535,771
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Finland61:916,11741,832
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5881:41,4555,235
Wales441:35,6461,944
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5971:13,9611,789

Shell (4,407) may also be a first name.

Shell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Shell (bank), in Worcestershire; dweller near a bank or ridge.

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

A hamlet in the parish of Himbledon, co. Worcester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Shell, a hamlet in the parish of Himbledon, co. Worcester.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Shell Last Name Facts

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

Shell (Arabic: الشيل, Marathi: शेल, Russian: Шелл) is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,741st most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 348,253 people. The surname Shell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Shell live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 103,880th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 4,407 people.

Shell is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 16,201 people, or 1 in 22,373. In The United States it is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 119 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Shell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shell surname expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shell surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shell surname are 22.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 157.6% more than the national average, earning R 612,156 per year; in United States they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning $41,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.82% more than the national average, earning $72,448 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schell9138,688/
Shiell911,493/
Shelle91571/
Sheill91216/
Sheall9122/
Sheell916/
Shcell916/
Sheull915/
Shelll911/
Shejll911/
Jshell910/
Shellt910/
Sell8931,656/
Shel892,461/
Schoell83668/
Schiell83185/
Scheall83160/
Schuell8356/
Schaell8320/
Sechell8310/
Shesell839/
Scheell837/
Shelløe835/
Shytell832/
Sichell832/
Schcell831/
Shisell831/
Shchell831/
Scheill831/
Sehelle831/
Shetell830/
Sheilld830/
Shealle830/
Scheull830/
Shill8028,633/
Sheel8012,626/
Selle8010,233/
Shiel803,844/
Chell803,271/
Sheil802,675/
Shele802,073/
Schel80852/
Shelp80790/
Suell80689/
Szell80681/
Soell80447/
Åsell80353/
Shelt80302/
Seall80301/
Scell80224/
Sheal80212/
Zsell8068/
Sheld8060/
Saell8044/
Sheul8032/
Seyll8032/
Seell8017/
Sheyl8015/
Shelh8014/
Seill8010/
Shehl809/
Seull808/
Jsell803/
Xhell802/
Shhel802/
Selld802/
Shesl801/
Shetl801/
Sellh801/
Selll801/
Shıel801/
Sehll801/
Sellő801/
Shyll801/
Seychell77698/
Schiehll7778/
Shettell7730/
Sjøhelle775/
Shechell773/
Scheelle771/
Scheihll771/
Schesell770/
Schisell770/
Sel7514,300/
Scheel7318,843/
Schill7311,855/
Schiel735,720/
Schöll733,674/
Scheil732,090/
Sichel731,483/
Sechel73930/
Schehl73916/
Schüll73879/
Schoel73852/
Schael73617/
Szelle73535/
Seille73526/
Scheul73432/
Sheild73305/
Sheele73278/
Sheile73196/
Szellő73151/
Sheldt7390/
Shytel7387/
Shille7380/
Schäll7360/
Sisell7359/
Schelt7356/
Scelle7353/
Schuel7346/
Shaill7343/
Cheall7341/
Sheldh7338/
Sielle7333/
Sychel7329/
Schyll7327/
Shylle7324/
Shchel7320/
Shhele7320/
Sheilh7316/
Shitel7315/
Håxell7315/
Schetl7314/
Sitell7313/
Schéll7313/
Shisel7312/
Sheale7311/
Seylle7311/
Åshäll738/
Scheyl736/
Sheehl735/
Shetel734/
Saheil734/
Cisell733/
Shayll733/
Shetil733/
Sheelt733/
Sehtel733/
Sheelh733/
Shysel733/
Scheal732/
Shelhe732/
Sheeld732/
Schelh732/
Seelle732/
Hselle731/
Shesil731/
Shhill731/
Shielh731/
Sheasl731/
Ssheel731/
Sealle731/
Zehell731/
Schhel731/
Shseel731/
Shheel731/
Shesel731/
Sheysl731/
Shzeel731/
Sael'l731/
Sheitl731/
Sheetl731/
Sesell730/
Sheald730/
Sciell730/
Cheill730/
Shelpp730/
Siehll730/
Scehel730/
Seihll730/
Cehell730/
Schissell7136/
Schellová7122/
Scheesell711/
Schettell710/
Shil67170,628/
Seal6746,578/
Sele6712,414/
Zell6710,179/
Seel679,341/
Syll679,294/
Sill679,196/
Chel678,429/
Selt676,479/
Cell672,917/
Cissell672,906/
Sael672,690/
Seul672,576/
Suel672,266/
Söll671,936/
Seil671,858/
Sehl671,581/
Säll671,168/
Söhl671,164/
Soel67745/
Siel67593/
Seyl67534/
Szel67486/
Schiehl67267/
Saysell67265/
Sühl67251/
Shettel67204/
Sissell67188/
Settell67153/
Schettl67118/
Ciscell6794/
Szechel6785/
Shessel6783/
Sihl6781/
Seychel6776/
Seld6775/
Saycell6773/
Schjøll6773/
Schaill6758/
Saisell6758/
Scheitl6758/
Süll6757/
Shyl6749/
Shaitel6747/
Secheel6746/
Schesel6746/
Selp6741/
Chisell6735/
Schiøll6735/
Schülle6733/
Scheehl6730/
Selh6728/
Schehle6727/
Schälle6727/
Scheeld6724/
Shelova6720/
Xell6717/
Cheille6715/
Shelowa6715/
Shissel6714/
Schetel6714/
Shuitel6714/
Schelpf6713/
Scheild6711/
Chhelle6711/
Zsel6711/
Sheitel679/
Sichelt679/
Selø679/
Sellowa679/
Cichell677/
Setl676/
Sæhl676/
Syhl675/
Schitel674/
Seschel674/
Schssel674/
Shichel673/
Shetlet673/
Cessell673/
Sejl673/
Sesl673/
Zschill673/
Sähl673/
Seichel673/
Shheelh673/
Sjel673/
Shyssel673/
Sheesle672/
Sischel672/
Souhiel672/
Sellova672/
Sheshyl672/
Sittell671/
Schelpp671/
Chehell671/
Xsel671/
Sceelle671/
Scheisl671/
Schelhe671/
Schicel671/
Schilld671/
Shhl671/
Seecell671/
Seheele671/
Sheehle671/
Suhheel671/
Suhhiel671/
Sheatel671/
Shaheil671/
Sscheel671/
Sellová671/
Szehiel671/
Sűll671/
Ssel671/
Hsel671/
Shzeelh671/
Sheilhe671/
Sheetlt671/
Sxel671/
Szhl671/
Xhll671/
Hcel671/
Hxel671/
Hzel671/
Shittel670/
Schuehl670/
Schoill670/
Shisill670/
Schioll670/
Sheasel670/
Scheuhl670/
Schoehl670/
Seitell670/
Schehel670/
Schesil670/
Scel670/
Siscell670/
Sheisel670/
Scheilt670/

Shell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shell in the Marathi language
शेलsela83.33
शेलालselala16.67
Shell in the Russian language
Шеллsell-
Shell in the Arabic language
الشيلalshyl-
شلshl-
شيلshyl-

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Footnotes

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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shell
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