Find out how popular the last name Shellenbarger is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Shellenbarger.

Shellenbarger, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Shellenbarger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shellenbarger in America

Shellenbarger is the 25535th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shellenbarger surname appeared 967 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Shellenbarger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shellenbarger to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Shellenbarger

The surname Shellenbarger is of German origin and can be traced back to the early 18th century. It is believed to have originated in the region of Swabia, located in the southwestern part of modern-day Germany. The name is derived from the German words "schellen" meaning "bell" and "berg" meaning "mountain" or "hill," suggesting that it may have been an occupational name for someone who lived or worked near a bell tower on a hill or mountainous area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Shellenbarger name can be found in a baptismal record from the town of Öttingen, located in the Kingdom of Bavaria, dated 1732. This record mentions a Johann Shellenbarger, who is believed to be one of the first individuals to bear this surname.

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, many Germans, including those with the Shellenbarger surname, emigrated to North America, particularly to the United States. One notable individual with this surname was John Shellenbarger (1795-1869), an American farmer and politician from Ohio who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1867.

Another prominent figure was Samuel Shellenbarger (1817-1891), an American lawyer and politician from Ohio. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1873 and was later appointed as a judge for the United States Court of Claims.

In the realm of literature, there was Edna Ferber (1885-1968), an American novelist and playwright who was born Edna Shellenbarger in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She is best known for her novels and stories set in the American West, including "Cimarron" and "So Big," the latter of which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1925.

Shellenbarger was also the surname of John W. Shellenbarger (1863-1946), an American educator and politician from Ohio who served as the president of the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from 1904 to 1927.

Another notable individual was Charles H. Shellenbarger (1876-1962), an American politician and lawyer from Ohio who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1927 to 1931.

These examples illustrate the rich history and significance of the Shellenbarger surname, which has been carried by prominent individuals across various fields throughout the centuries, from its German origins to its establishment in North America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shellenbarger

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Shellenbarger.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Shellenbarger was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Shellenbarger has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Shellenbarger was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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