Shells

See also: shells

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Shells (plural Shellses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shells is the 37492^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 594 individuals. Shells is most common among Black/African American (84.18%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shells”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.