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Shelton name meaning

First Name
12k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
91k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Shelton mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Shelton

User Submitted Origins

English
73%
African
18%
Indian (Sanskrit)
9%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from South Africa says the name Shelton means "Original iterm or Classic man of truth" and is of African origin.
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Wiktionary

From Old English scylfe (“deck, shelf”) +‎ tun (“town”).

  1. A surname​.
  2. A village in Bedfordshire, England.
  3. A village in Norfolk, England.
  4. A city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
  5. A village in Nebraska
  6. A city, the county seat of Mason County, Washington.
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Notable Persons Named Shelton

Notable Persons Named Shelton

Spike Lee

Spike Lee is a film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and professor. His most notable accomplishments were from 1977 to present. Spike was given the name Shelton Jackson Lee by his parent Bill Lee (musician) on March 20th, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

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Shelton Benjamin

Shelton Benjamin is a wrestler. Shelton was born on July 9th, 1975 in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

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Hank Williams III

Hank Williams III is a country music, country rock, gothabilly, cowpunk, hardcore punk, heavy metal music, and outlaw country musician. He plays Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, banjo, Yodeling, Guild Guitar Company, Fryette Amplification, LOUD Technologies, and Randall Amplifiers. His most notable accomplishments were from 1991 to present. Hank was given the name Shelton Hank Williams on December 12th, 1972 in Nashville, Tennessee. Hank is also known as Hank 3.

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Shelton Woolright

Shelton Woolright is a rock music musician. He plays Drum kit. He has had major accomplishments since 1997.

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Shelton Johnson

Shelton was born in 1958 in Detroit.

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Shelton Martis

Shelton Martis is a soccer player for the S.B.V. Excelsior, FC Eindhoven, Darlington F.C., Hibernian F.C., West Bromwich Albion F.C., Scunthorpe United F.C., Doncaster Rovers F.C., Osotspa Samut Prakan F.C., Netherlands Antilles national football team, and Curaçao national football team. Shelton was born on November 29th, 1982 in Willemstad.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Shelton

Notable Persons With the Last Name Shelton

Blake Shelton

Blake Shelton is a country music musician. He was most prominent from 2001 to present. Blake was given the name Blake Tollison Shelton on June 18th, 1976 in Ada, Oklahoma, United States.

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Marley Shelton

Marley Shelton is an actress. She was most active from 1990 to present. Marley was given the name Marley Eve Shelton on April 12th, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Uriah Shelton

Uriah Shelton is an actor, singing, and singer. His ongoing career started in 2007. Uriah was born on March 10th, 1997 in Dallas.

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Deborah Shelton

Deborah Shelton is a beauty queen. She holds the title Miss Virginia USA 1970, Miss USA 1970, and Miss Virginia USA. Deborah was born Deborah Shelton on November 21st, 1948 in Washington, D.C.

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Ricky Van Shelton

Ricky Van Shelton is a country music singer-songwriter. He plays Guitar and Vocals. His most notable accomplishments were from 1986 to 2006. Ricky was born on January 12th, 1952 in Danville, Virginia.

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Danny Shelton

Danny Shelton is a football player for the Cleveland Browns. Danny was born on August 20th, 1993 in Auburn, Washington.

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  • H. Hugh Shelton
    Anheuser-busch
  • Lynn Shelton
    Film Director
  • Luton Shelton
    Soccer Player
  • Khiry Shelton
    Soccer Player
  • Gilbert Shelton
    Comics Creator
  • Lyle Shelton
    Lobbying
  • Joy Shelton
  • William L. Shelton
  • Reid Shelton
    Theatre
  • James Alan Shelton
  • Richard Shelton
    Actor
  • Thomas Shelton
  • Tracey Shelton
    Journalist
  • Winston Laverne Shelton
    Inventor

Common last names for Shelton

Common first names for Shelton

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Shelton U.S.
█  White 73.49% 64.26%
█  African American 20.64% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.47% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.67% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.50% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.23% 16.26%

Of Last Name Shelton

People with the last name Shelton are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Shelton

  • What name lists does Shelton rank for?
    #344Popular Surnames
    #114 Last Name First Names
  • How Popular is the name Shelton? Shelton is the 2,318th most popular name of all time. As a last name Shelton was the 344th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Shelton have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 11,991 babies born with the first name Shelton in the United States. That's more than enough people named Shelton to occupy the country of Tuvalu with an estimated population of 10,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Shelton? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 7 new born babies.
  • When was Shelton first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Shelton is Tuesday, November 13th, 1855.
  • What year had the most people named Shelton born? The highest recorded use of the first name Shelton was in 1972 with a total of 179 babies.
  • Random Shelton Factoid: According to the 1951 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Shelton is not a popular baby boy's name in Texas. Imagine that, only 9 babies in Texas have the same name in 1951.
  • Weird things about the name Shelton: The name spelled backwards is Notlehs. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Tsnohle. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Shelton? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 90,517 people with the last name Shelton.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Shelton? Shelton was ranked as the 344th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
    • Shelton name meaning

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