| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 19 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 47 |
| Essex | 44 |
| Gloucestershire | 25 |
| Hampshire | 18 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 16 |
| Lancashire | 33 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 3 |
| London | 98 |
| Middlesex | 18 |
| Northumberland | 203 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 21 |
| Surrey | 14 |
| Sussex | 16 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 10 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 37 |
| Worcestershire | 13 |
| Yorkshire | 13 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 61 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 73 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 9 |
| Carpenter | 6 |
| Scholar | 6 |
| Private Means | 5 |
| Domestic Servant | 4 |
| Laundress | 4 |
| None | 4 |
| Dressmaker | 4 |
| Cook (domestic) | 4 |
| Horseman On Farm | 4 |
| At School | 4 |
| Farmer | 4 |
| Shepherd | 4 |
| Clerk | 3 |
| Labourer | 3 |
| Engine Fitter | 3 |
| Old Age Pensioner | 3 |
| Painter | 3 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 3 |
| Housekeeper | 3 |
| House Keeper | 3 |
| Farm Labourer | 3 |
| Farmer Son Working On Farm | 3 |
| Fisherman | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Shell | 335 |
| William Shell | 335 |
| John Shell | 297 |
| George Shell | 245 |
| Elizabeth Shell | 239 |
| Thomas Shell | 224 |
| James Shell | 212 |
| Sarah Shell | 160 |
| Jane Shell | 151 |
| Margaret Shell | 140 |
| Ann Shell | 115 |
| Charles Shell | 89 |
| Henry Shell | 88 |
| Eliza Shell | 78 |
| Robert Shell | 73 |
| Joseph Shell | 67 |
| Edward Shell | 62 |
| Ellen Shell | 62 |
| Frederick Shell | 62 |
| Annie Shell | 61 |
| Emily Shell | 46 |
| Alice Shell | 45 |
| Arthur Shell | 40 |
| Emma Shell | 39 |
| Isabella Shell | 38 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell | 100% | 5,053 |
| 2 | Ashall | 67% | 3,222 |
| 3 | Shill | 80% | 2,222 |
| 4 | Shall | 80% | 1,233 |
| 5 | Sholl | 80% | 1,140 |
| 6 | Sheel | 80% | 667 |
| 7 | Ashill | 67% | 647 |
| 8 | Shiell | 83% | 471 |
| 9 | Shull | 80% | 258 |
| 10 | Ishell | 83% | 200 |
| 11 | Ashell | 83% | 151 |
| 12 | Schell | 83% | 110 |
| 13 | Sheele | 67% | 108 |
| 14 | Seahill | 57% | 105 |
| 15 | Schall | 67% | 102 |
The surname Shell is the most popular version of all its varients