Shelby is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shelby
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shelby

How popular is Shelby?

Shelby is common in United States.

Shelby is ranked 33426 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Shelby bearers increased by 5.841362 per cent in 2010 US census to 12303 since 2000, the surname slipped by 86 spots and ranked at 2912. The last name was found in around 42 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 58.22 60.8
Black 36.02 35.11
Hispanic or Latino 2.42 1.62
Others 2.33 1.68
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.57 0.44
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.44 0.36
Shelby is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 14903 people have been found who wears Shelby as their family name. Shelby is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
98,953 Belarus7
20,929 Azerbaijan7
32,086 Mexico3
4,881 Oman3
18,114 Algeria3
119,730 Brazil3
35,789 Turkey3
34,681 Norway2
147,165 Czech Republic2
24,766 Scotland2
7,299 Estonia2
15,162 Costa Rica1
50,549 Georgia1
810,193 Indonesia1
62,864 New Zealand1
3,993 El Salvador1
151,601 Spain1
53,033 Nigeria1
18,969 Wales1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
20,172 Hungary1
31,207 Ireland1
153,416 Italy1
29,046 Japan1
28,365 Kenya1
16,073 Latvia1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
66,560 Philippines1
58,885 Poland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
7,895 South Korea1
6,967 Macedonia1
277,603 France1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,953 Finland48
89,397 Ukraine48
56,036 Kazakhstan38
61,159 Australia30
36,547 Switzerland27
52,530 Belgium22
407,590 India21
Countries with hundreds of Shelby:
31,049 England145
25,276 Canada137
71,225 Germany134
7,748 Tunisia132
104,692 Russia110
Countries with ten thousands of Shelby:
2,886 United States13,951
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary Shelby was 21 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on August 14, 1849. She lived in Great Britain where she worked as maid and took Calendar from Liverpool. Workman John Shelby, 13 years old Jas. Shelby, James Shelby (15) Immigrant, Immigrant Michael Shelby, Thomas Shelby, aged 26, 22 years old William Shelby, Workwoman Mary Shelby, are other Shelby that migrated to US from Liverpool, Dublin and Cork.

Shelby Namesakes

  • John Shelby Spong, Author
  • John Shelby Spong, Author
  • Carroll Shelby, Automotive Designer
  • Charlotte Shelby, Actress
  • Carroll Shelby, Automotive Designer
  • Carroll Shelby, Automotive Designer
  • Carroll Shelby, Automotive Designer
  • Carroll Shelby, Automotive Designer
  • Carroll Shelby, Automotive Designer
  • Philip Shelby, Writer

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