Shellcock Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Shellcock Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shellcock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland201:267,69112,985
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Shellcock Last Name Facts

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

Shellcock is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shellcock? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Shellcock occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Shellcock reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Shellcock is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 267,691. In Scotland Shellcock is primarily concentrated in: Argyll and Bute, where 90 percent live, Aberdeenshire, where 5 percent live and Renfrewshire, where 5 percent live. Barring Scotland this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live.

Shellcock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shellcock has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelcock940/
Shillcock89299/
Selcock880/
Shilcock82262/
Sillcock82161/
Shelcook820/
Selcok801/
Sillcocks7823/
Shailcock781/
Schilcock780/
Sellcacks780/
Silcock754,399/
Selcuck752/
Solcock751/
Salcock750/
Sylcock750/
Scillcocks740/
Silcocks71262/
Shelchuk71139/
Shillcox7162/
Shilcook710/
Silkcock710/
Scilcock710/
Celcok67176/
Selkok679/
Silcok675/
Schilcack670/
Selcox670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shellcock
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