How rare is the last name Shelby?

11,673 people in the United States have the last name Shelby, about 1 in 25,606. It ranks #3,008 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SHELBY

#3,008

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
11,673
About
1 in 25,606
This common or more
52.6%
Who bears it

Of the 11,673 people with the last name Shelby, 55.4% reported their origin as White, 35% as Black and 4.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Shelby

#3,006 Merino · 11,685#3,007 Clevenger · 11,682#3,009 Valladares · 11,667#3,010 Altamirano · 11,666

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Shelby, most common first.

#146,495 Shelvy · 114

Also a first name

As a first name, Shelby ranks #415 of 53,615, with 136,597 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1991, with 10,744 births. See Shelby as a first name

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