How common is the surname Shellenberger?

3,076 people in the United States had the surname Shellenberger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,372 Americans. It ranked 10,453rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shellenberger?

Michael Shellenberger, American writer and environmental policy advocate.

Where is the surname Shellenberger most common?

Wikidata records people named Shellenberger in the United States.

Is the surname Shellenberger getting more or less common?

More common. 2,568 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,076 in 2010, up 20%.

The surname Shellenberger

A surname, carried by 3,076 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex S451

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shellenberger is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,076 people named Shellenberger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,372 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,568.

#10,453

rank among US surnames

3,076

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+19.8%

change since 2000 (was #11,291)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,448	Hillier	3,079	100,275
#10,450	Riffe	3,078	100,307
#10,451	Edgington	3,077	100,340
#10,453	Mellen	3,076	100,372
#10,458	Hagar	3,075	100,405
#10,459	Doria	3,074	100,438

Who is named Shellenberger

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

96% of people named Shellenberger identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Shellenbergers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Shellenberger
American writer and environmental policy advocate, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shellenberger

Schellenberg

Shellenberger has the Soundex code S451, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S451.

Questions

How common is the surname Shellenberger?: 3,076 people in the United States had the surname Shellenberger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,372 Americans. It ranked 10,453rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shellenberger?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Shellenberger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Shellenberger?: Michael Shellenberger, American writer and environmental policy advocate.
Where is the surname Shellenberger most common?: Wikidata records people named Shellenberger in the United States.
Is the surname Shellenberger getting more or less common?: More common. 2,568 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,076 in 2010, up 20%.