Shelly is used as a family name or surname in Bangladesh. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shelly
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Bangladesh
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shelly

How popular is Shelly?

Shelly is common in Bangladesh.

Shelly is ranked 33816 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shellies plummeted by 5.311693 per cent to 5134 since 2000 and slipped by 750 spots and ranked at 6598. The last name was found in around 17 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79.31 82.81
Black 13.83 13.13
Hispanic or Latino 2.79 1.38
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.66 0.9
Others 1.6 1.13
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.82 0.65
Shelly is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Israel is ahead in terms of density. Around 14732 people have been found who wears Shelly as their family name. Shelly is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
10,329 Pakistan3
16,136 Kenya3
54,641 Sweden2
40,064 Nigeria2
3,014 Taiwan2
35,969 Denmark2
65,594 Belgium2
17,692 Armenia2
1,333 Guam2
124,220 Italy2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
18,625 Japan2
66,560 Philippines1
16,640 Hong Kong1
17,236 Ghana1
3,350 Fiji1
15,705 Cameroon1
16,228 Bulgaria1
174,544 Czech Republic1
165,773 Belarus1
30,360 Thailand1
34,581 Chile1
20,172 Hungary1
14,618 Guyana1
7,314 Bolivia1
11,510 Oman1
36,814 Romania1
47,891 Norway1
3,275 Nepal1
17,575 Kuwait1
53,505 Turkey1
24,176 Qatar1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
18,969 Wales1
10,190 Bahrain1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,023 Tanzania49
192,584 Russia48
1,100 China44
46,313 Spain43
14,386 New Zealand40
9,620 Singapore30
14,963 Scotland26
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
62,309 Zimbabwe13
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
117,149 France73
2,783 Jamaica71
Countries with hundreds of Shelly:
1,502 Israel742
51,647 India581
12,715 South Africa493
10,069 Canada393
1,588 Ireland333
16,926 England328
8,934 Australia316
14,944 Mexico262
56,243 Brazil175
59,130 Indonesia150
71,225 Germany134
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Shelly:
6,082 United States6,409
2,488 Bangladesh3,781
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Thomas Shelly from Great Britain aboard the Henrietta Mary from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 19 years old when he arrived in USA on May 15, 1846. Judy Shelly, aged 16, 20 years old Michael Shelly, 55 years old Mary Shelly, John Shelly, aged 25, Catherine Shelly (18) Maid, 13 years old Pat Shelly, 23 years old Thomas Shelly, Mary Shelly (30) Dairymaid, and 48 other Shelly around 51.28% of whom were workman while others worked as carpenter and servant, dairymaid, dressmaker, farmer migrated to US.

Shelly Namesakes

  • Adrienne Shelly, Actress
  • Adrienne Shelly, Actress
  • Adrienne Shelly, Actress
  • Joginder Shelly, Actor
  • Tony Shelly, Racing driver
  • Joginder Shelly, Actor
  • Rubel Shelly, Author
  • Adrienne Shelly, Actress
  • Joginder Shelly, Actor
  • Rubel Shelly, Author

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