How Many People Have the Last Name Shelly?
people had the surname Shelly in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 57,471 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 3 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
−288 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Shelly (79.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 13.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Shelly ranks #5,078. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 82.8% to 79.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Shelly fell from 5,422 people in 2000 to 5,134 in 2010 (down 5.3%), and its rank fell from #5,848 to #6,598.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 5,422 | 5,134 |
| Rank | #5,848 | #6,598 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.01 | 1.74 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Shelly
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Shelly: S400
👤 Shelly as a First Name
Shelly is a first name too: about 77,409 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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