Nogle ældre lærebøger og kilder kalder algortimen "Shell-Metzner" efter Marlene Metzner Norton, men Metzner har udtalt at hun intet havde at men den gøre: "I had nothing to do with the sort, and my name should never have been attached to it." Se "Shell sort". National Institute of Standards and Technology. Hentet 17. juli 2007.
"Shell sort". National Institute of Standards and Technology. Hentet 17. juli 2007.