Shelby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shelby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shelby family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 7
Agricultural Labourer's Daughter 4
General Servant 3
Agricultural Labourer 2
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 2
Farm Servant 2
Agricultural Labourer's Son 2
Coachman 1
Farm Labourer 1
Farm Labourer's Wife 1
Knitting Stocking 1
Labourer 1
Out Door Servant 1
Shoe Maker 1
Turner 1
Turner's Wife 1
Brick Maker 1
Almsman Agricultural Labourer 1
Coal Whipper 1
Fish Woman 1
None 1
Pig Merchant 1
Dress Maker 1
Lead Mining Labourer 1
Servant 1

Shelby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Eshelby 86% 1,244
2 Shelby 100% 661

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The surname Shelby is the 2nd most popular variant of Eshelby.

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