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LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS

Shells

Shells is the 37,267th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 643 people carried it — about 0.2 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Shells are Black.

WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Black77.8%
White9.0%
Multiracial7.3%
Hispanic4.5%
Native American1.1%
Asian American0.3%

Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.

RANK OVER TIME
1990
#39,242
0
2000
#36,716
574
2010
#37,492
594
2020
#37,267
643
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