Shellberg Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shellberg Surname User-submission:

(Swedish) One who came from a Kjellberg ('source mountain'). It comes from the old Swedish kelda, kjel(l)(da) (modern Swedish källa), and berg, meaning 'mountain'.

It is also important to mention that Kjell is a common name in Sweden (via Norse kętill, meaning 'kettle', 'caldron').

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Shellberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3041:1,192,29984,979
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Shellberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Swedish) One who came from a Kjellberg ('source mountain'). It comes from the old Swedish kelda, kjel(l)(da) (modern Swedish källa), and berg, meaning 'mountain'.

It is also important to mention that Kjell is a common name in Sweden (via Norse kętill, meaning 'kettle', 'caldron'). But it is very unlikely that this is the origin to the last name, as there is no other example of this that I can think of that has a name, then a geographical locality. Swedish location surnames are almost never from real place names (e.g., Johnston, 'John's town'), they are usually ornamental.

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Shellberg Last Name Facts

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

Shellberg is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shellberg? popularity and diffusion

Shellberg is the 885,573rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Shellberg are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Shellberg is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 1,192,299. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent live, Iowa, where 13 percent live and Michigan, where 12 percent live.

Shellberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shellberg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,126 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shellberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shellberg surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% registered with the political party.

Shellberg earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.99% less than the national average, earning $40,134 USD per year.

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