Last Name SHELTON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SHELTON is ranked as the 349th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 97,727.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 30.65 people named SHELTON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 92% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named SHELTON is 104,302, the rank is 313 and the proportion per 100k Americans named SHELTON is 32.74.

Last Names SHELTON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 97,727 +/-1.1%
  • National Rank 349
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 30.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 104,302
  • National Rank 313
  • Proportion/100k 32.74

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SHELTON is 76.2% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 19.8% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SHELTON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SHELTON is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SHELTON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 76.2% 63.9% 12.3%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 19.8% 12.3% 7.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SHELTON is Texas where 12,050 people have this name.
  • Tennessee is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SHELTON, as 124.11 in every 100,000 Tennesseans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Virginia.
  • Tennessee is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Vermont (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names SHELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 3,270 25.39 99.8% Indiana 3,121 47.31 99.8% Iowa 647 20.83 99.3% Kansas 942 32.45 99.4% Michigan 2,150 21.7 99.8% Minnesota 530 9.72 99.1% Missouri 2,121 70.83 99.4% Nebraska 296 15.71 98.3% North Dakota 64 8.7 89.6% Ohio 2,771 23.9 99.7% South Dakota 62 7.26 88.9% Wisconsin 417 7.24 98.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SHELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 3,270 25.39 99.8%
Indiana 3,121 47.31 99.8%
Iowa 647 20.83 99.3%
Kansas 942 32.45 99.4%
Michigan 2,150 21.7 99.8%
Minnesota 530 9.72 99.1%
Missouri 2,121 70.83 99.4%
Nebraska 296 15.71 98.3%
North Dakota 64 8.7 89.6%
Ohio 2,771 23.9 99.7%
South Dakota 62 7.26 88.9%
Wisconsin 417 7.24 98.7%
West State Statistics Last-Names SHELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 255 34.59 98.3% Arizona 1,599 23.76 99.6% California 7,134 18.39 99.8% Colorado 1,391 25.97 99.6% Hawaii 223 15.69 98.1% Idaho 429 26.27 98.8% Montana 157 15.33 97.5% Nevada 633 22.29 99.3% New Mexico 502 24.09 98.7% Oregon 1,257 31.65 99.6% Utah 936 31.8 98.9% Washington 1,955 27.69 99.7% Wyoming 140 23.94 97.2%

West States
State stats for the first name SHELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 255 34.59 98.3%
Arizona 1,599 23.76 99.6%
California 7,134 18.39 99.8%
Colorado 1,391 25.97 99.6%
Hawaii 223 15.69 98.1%
Idaho 429 26.27 98.8%
Montana 157 15.33 97.5%
Nevada 633 22.29 99.3%
New Mexico 502 24.09 98.7%
Oregon 1,257 31.65 99.6%
Utah 936 31.8 98.9%
Washington 1,955 27.69 99.7%
Wyoming 140 23.94 97.2%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names SHELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 397 11.04 98.7% Maine 163 12.25 94.6% Massachusetts 645 9.56 98.5% New Hampshire 75 5.63 92.4% New Jersey 1,136 12.71 99.4% New York 1,132 5.73 99.2% Pennsylvania 1,031 8.06 99.2% Rhode Island 128 12.09 95.8% Vermont 20 3.13 84.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SHELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 397 11.04 98.7%
Maine 163 12.25 94.6%
Massachusetts 645 9.56 98.5%
New Hampshire 75 5.63 92.4%
New Jersey 1,136 12.71 99.4%
New York 1,132 5.73 99.2%
Pennsylvania 1,031 8.06 99.2%
Rhode Island 128 12.09 95.8%
Vermont 20 3.13 84.6%
South State Statistics Last-Names SHELTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 3,113 64.2 99.6% Arkansas 1,986 66.95 99.6% Delaware 245 26.23 99.0% Dist. of Columbia 306 46.42 98.9% Florida 4,105 20.63 99.8% Georgia 4,211 41.71 99.7% Kentucky 3,967 89.88 99.8% Louisiana 1,829 39.33 99.4% Maryland 1,658 27.74 99.7% Mississippi 2,121 70.83 99.4% North Carolina 6,551 65.88 99.9% Oklahoma 2,429 62.65 99.7% South Carolina 1,554 32.17 99.4% Tennessee 8,128 124.11 99.9% Texas 12,050 44.7 99.9% Virginia 6,802 81.69 99.9% West Virginia 718 38.82 98.5%

South States
State stats for the first name SHELTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 3,113 64.2 99.6%
Arkansas 1,986 66.95 99.6%
Delaware 245 26.23 99.0%
Dist. of Columbia 306 46.42 98.9%
Florida 4,105 20.63 99.8%
Georgia 4,211 41.71 99.7%
Kentucky 3,967 89.88 99.8%
Louisiana 1,829 39.33 99.4%
Maryland 1,658 27.74 99.7%
Mississippi 2,121 70.83 99.4%
North Carolina 6,551 65.88 99.9%
Oklahoma 2,429 62.65 99.7%
South Carolina 1,554 32.17 99.4%
Tennessee 8,128 124.11 99.9%
Texas 12,050 44.7 99.9%
Virginia 6,802 81.69 99.9%
West Virginia 718 38.82 98.5%
 

Full Names with SHELTON as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SHELTON as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SHELTON.

The most popular full name is James SHELTON. 2.22% of all the people named SHELTON have this given name.

There are 3040 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SHELTON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James SHELTON 2.22%
2 David SHELTON 1.56%
3 John SHELTON 1.53%
4 Robert SHELTON 1.29%
5 Charles SHELTON 1.20%
6 Mary SHELTON 1.16%
7 Michael SHELTON 1.09%
8 William SHELTON 0.93%
9 Barbara SHELTON 0.81%
10 Linda SHELTON 0.66%
11 Betty SHELTON 0.63%
12 Richard SHELTON 0.63%
13 Jerry SHELTON 0.59%
14 Donald SHELTON 0.59%
15 Patricia SHELTON 0.58%
16 Kenneth SHELTON 0.57%
17 Elizabeth SHELTON 0.55%
18 Thomas SHELTON 0.51%
19 Brian SHELTON 0.50%
20 Deborah SHELTON 0.50%

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