38%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈʃɛl.tən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "shelf town" in Old English. PopularityDetails Last ranked #969 in 1996 United States Categories currently out of the US top 1000, isograms, surnames, vaudevillians
