Shelswell Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Shelswell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2541:145,06114,859
England1231:452,99229,924
Australia411:658,43245,385
United States301:12,081,964463,456
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641

Shelswell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shelswell is found most in Canada. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelswell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 652,085th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. The last name Shelswell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Shelswell are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Shelswell is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 145,061. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 85 percent are found, British Columbia, where 6 percent are found and Alberta, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Canada Shelswell is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Shelswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shelswell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Shelswell surname grew 168 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shelswell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shelswell surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Shelswell earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.72% less than the national average, earning $33,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $51,482 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shellswell9578/
Shellsell897/
Shilswell890/
Schelzel7166/
Shilswal711/
Shalzell710/
Schoelzel67310/
Shellsley673/
Shealsley670/

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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 Shelswell
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