Explore the Family Name Sheley

The meaning of Sheley

Irish and English: variant of Shelley.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Sheley in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sheley has seen some shifts in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 16,694 and then slightly dropped in popularity to a ranking of 17,014 in 2010, indicating a change of -1.92%. Despite its slight drop in rank, the count of people with the Sheley surname increased by 5.83% between 2000 and 2010, moving from 1,578 to 1,670. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of the Sheley name decreased by -1.72%, going from 0.58 in 2000 to 0.57 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,694	#17,014	-1.92%
Count	1,578	1,670	5.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.57	-1.72%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sheley

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there were changes within the Sheley surname bearers from 2000 to 2010 as well. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 91.76% to 89.64%, a change of -2.31%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic almost doubled, with an increase of 97.64%, going from 1.27% to 2.51%. There was a small increase in those identifying as Black, from 4.18% to 4.31%, marking a 3.11% change. Individuals identifying with two or more races also saw an increase from 1.77% in 2000 to 2.75% in 2010, which is a 55.37% change. Lastly, in 2010, individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in the Sheley surname bearers, each making up 0.48% and 0.30% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.76%	89.64%	-2.31%
Black	4.18%	4.31%	3.11%
Two or More Races	1.77%	2.75%	55.37%
Hispanic	1.27%	2.51%	97.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.48%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.3%	0%