Shellby Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Shellby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shellby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Shellby (403) may also be a first name.

Shellby Last Name Facts

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

Shellby is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shellby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Shellby reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 429,755th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 403 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Shellby is most frequent in: California, where 29 percent are found, Utah, where 29 percent are found and Michigan, where 14 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 17 percent are found.

Shellby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shellby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shellby surname decreased 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shellby Last Name Statistics demography

Shellby earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $39,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelleby9376/
Shellbey931/
Shelby9221,667/
Sellby920/
Shellbaya884/
Shallby86122/
Schelby8677/
Selleby8641/
Shelbey869/
Shellbe867/
Shealby861/
Shellbi861/
Shelbyy860/
Shielby860/
Shelboy860/
Selby8332,819/
Shelbaya802,404/
Shellevy801/
Sheeleby801/
D'Shelby801/
Shellway800/
Schellbe800/
Shalby7710,521/
Sealby77155/
Shelvy77143/
Chelby7723/
Shilby7718/
Shelbi7715/
Selbey7710/
Shelba779/
Shelbe777/
Sholby775/
Seilby773/
Sallby773/
Selbay772/
Selboy771/
Sielby770/
Sellvy770/
Sillby770/
D'Schelby751/
Shelvey71497/
Shelvay7126/
Schelbe7121/
Shalbey7121/
Shalbay7116/
Shelbie718/
Shellue717/
Sellevy714/
Shilbey713/
Schelbi712/
Shellva711/
Shellui711/
Sholboy711/
Shilbay711/
Chelbay711/
Sellebe711/
Chellbi711/
Shelber710/
Chelbey710/
Shelvoy710/
Scholby710/
Sheilba710/
Selvy67892/
Selbe67803/
Selbi67713/
Silby67552/
Shelbaia67521/
Salby67254/
Selba67204/
Shilbaya67147/
Solby67100/
Zelby6721/
Schuelbe674/
Schelbie671/
Selbé671/
Chillboy671/
Shelyuha671/
Schelber670/
Celby670/
Sylby670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Shellby
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