How Many People Have the Last Name Shelley?
people had the surname Shelley in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 20,619 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+305 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Shelley (85%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Shelley ranks #1,889. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 87.3% to 85%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Shelley grew from 13,995 people in 2000 to 14,300 in 2010 (up 2.2%), and its rank fell from #2,373 to #2,533. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.19 to 4.85 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 13,995 | 14,300 |
| Rank | #2,373 | #2,533 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.19 | 4.85 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Shelley
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Shelley: S400
👤 Shelley as a First Name
Shelley is a first name too: about 64,237 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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