How common is the last name Shelton?

85,839 people in the United States have the last name Shelton, about 1 in 3,482. It ranks #359 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SHELTON

#359

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
85,839
About
1 in 3,482
This common or more
28.4%
Who bears it

Of the 85,839 people with the last name Shelton, 70.8% reported their origin as White, 20.1% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Shelton

#357 Cabrera · 85,945#358 Moran · 85,840#360 Gregory · 85,781#361 Watts · 85,754

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Shelton, most common first.

#1,926 Sheldon · 18,325#23,629 Shelden · 1,108

Also a first name

As a first name, Shelton ranks #3,054 of 53,615, with 7,246 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1972, with 185 births. See Shelton as a first name

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