LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Shell
Shell is the 2,894th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 12,127 people carried it — about 4.1 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Shell are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White72.0%
Black18.4%
Multiracial4.5%
Hispanic3.1%
Native American1.4%
Asian American0.7%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#2,399
12,435
2000
#2,523
13,143
2010
#2,696
13,369
2020
#2,894
12,127