Shell is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shell
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

One who came from Shell, i.e., bank, in Worcestershire; dweller near a bank or ridge.

Surname Shell is a form of Schell. Dweller at the sign of the stallion; one with the qualities of a steed or stallion.

Is a form of Scheel. One who was crooked or bent, a cripple; one who was cross-eyed; one who came from Scheel, i.e., bend, in Germany.

Shell is variant of Skiles. Descendant of Skyli meaning "protector, king".

A hamlet in the parish of Himbledon, county of Worcester.

How popular is Shell?

Shell is common in United States, England, Australia, Iraq, Egypt, Russia, Nigeria, Canada, Bahamas, Afghanistan.

Shell is ranked 25752 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Shell bearers increased by 1.72 per cent in 2010 US census to 13369 since 2000, the surname slipped by 173 spots and ranked at 2696. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.17 77.39
Black 18.48 18.17
Hispanic or Latino 2.2 1.29
Others 2.15 1.37
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.22 1.34
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.78 0.44
Shell is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 20924 people have been found who wears Shell as their family name. Shell is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Shell:
2,813 United States16,199
Countries with hundreds of Shell:
7,017 England950
6,128 Australia549
2,466 Iraq477
15,336 Egypt427
37,915 Russia369
24,409 Nigeria364
14,975 Canada252
300 Bahamas208
4,597 Afghanistan113
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
194,472 India76
4,199 Wales71
3,278 Singapore68
59,404 South Africa58
56,327 Iran56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,578 China46
126,090 Brazil44
103,431 Germany44
63,321 Argentina42
7,685 Qatar31
14,967 Kuwait29
39,396 Belarus25
11,507 Scotland24
767 Guernsey22
21,249 New Zealand21
44,204 Pakistan21
61,770 Malaysia20
55,590 Zimbabwe19
336,594 Thailand17
68,885 Netherlands15
188,373 Philippines15
3,500 Hong Kong12
390,383 Indonesia12
27,512 United Arab Emirates11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
293,169 France10
5,469 Bahrain9
54,497 Morocco9
26,217 Estonia8
48,952 Kyrgyzstan8
102,287 Kazakhstan7
5,771 Oman7
9,165 Transnistria7
41,832 Finland6
121,657 Italy6
48,838 Japan6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

22 years old mason Louis Shell who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on April 1, 1852 by Northumberland put out from London. Barb. Shell (17) Shoemaker, Cathrine Shell (28) Servant, Ester-Clare Shell, aged 13, Mary-Anne Shell, aged 28, Vorlberger Shell, aged 58, 34 years old W. Shell, 31 years old Wilh. Shell, Math. Shell (24) Tailor, are other Shell that migrated to US from Havre, London, Liverpool and Antwerp.

Shell Namesakes

  • Marc Shell, Canadian literary critic
  • Ellen Ruppel Shell, correspondent for 'The Atlantic Monthly'
  • Suzanne Shell, American activist critical of child protective services
  • Donald Shell, American computer scientist
  • Robert Carl-Heinz Shell, South African author, scholar
  • Art Shell, Arthur Lee Shell Jr
  • Karl Shell, American theoretical economist
  • Donnie Shell, former American Football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Iron Shell, BrulĂ© Sioux chief
  • Todd Shell, former National Football League linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and a former Arena Football League coach for the San Jose SaberCats
  • Steven Shell, former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • George W. Shell, U.S. Representative from South Carolina

Shell Namesakes

  • Marc Shell, Canadian literary critic
  • Ellen Ruppel Shell, correspondent for 'The Atlantic Monthly'
  • Suzanne Shell, American activist critical of child protective services
  • Donald Shell, American computer scientist
  • Robert Carl-Heinz Shell, South African author, scholar
  • Art Shell, Arthur Lee Shell Jr
  • Karl Shell, American theoretical economist
  • Donnie Shell, former American Football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Iron Shell, BrulĂ© Sioux chief
  • Todd Shell, former National Football League linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and a former Arena Football League coach for the San Jose SaberCats
  • Steven Shell, former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • George W. Shell, U.S. Representative from South Carolina

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