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    The surname Shell

    A surname, carried by 13,369 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ʃɛl/ 1 syllable Soundex S400

    Shell: #2,696 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Shell #2,696, 13,369 people Shell: #2,696 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Shell #2,696, 13,369 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shell is more common than 98.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 13,369 people named Shell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,094 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,143.

    #2,696
    rank among US surnames
    13,369
    people in 2010
    4.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,523)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,687Templeton13,39623,048
    #2,688Rinehart13,39223,054
    #2,689Goetz13,39023,058
    #2,690Rhoads13,38923,060
    #2,691Bock13,38223,072
    #2,692Carrier13,37723,080
    #2,694William13,37323,087

    Who is named Shell

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    75% of people named Shell identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 18%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Shells

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tim Shell
      American businessperson, born 1968
    • Art Shell
      American football player and coach, born 1946

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Shell

    Shell has the Soundex code S400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S400.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Shell?
    13,369 people in the United States had the surname Shell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,094 Americans. It ranked 2,696th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Shell?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Shell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Shell?
    Tim Shell, American businessperson, followed by Art Shell.
    Where is the surname Shell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Shell in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Shell?
    Shell is /ʃɛl/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Shell getting more or less common?
    More common. 13,143 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,369 in 2010, up 1.7%.