Selbie Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Selbie Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Selby,' a parish and market-town in East Riding of Yorkshire.

William de Seleby, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Selby, barber, 34 Edward I: Freemen of York.

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Selbie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1941:27,5972,936
England1201:464,31730,397
Canada1121:328,97830,038
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1331:28,1442,484
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Selbie (93) may also be a first name.

Selbie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Selby,' a parish and market-town in East Riding of Yorkshire.

William de Seleby, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Selby, barber, 34 Edward I: Freemen of York.

Johannes de Selby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Selby. 1370: ibid.

1618. Baptised — Edward, s. George Selbye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Adam de Seleby of Berwick rendered homage, 1291 (RR.). John Selby in Aberdeen, 1493 (CRA., p. 49). Probably of English origin from Selby in Yorkshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A town in Yorkshire, and a township in Northumberland. Riddleston, in the latter county, was granted in 1272, by King Edward I., to Sir Walter de Selby, and it has ever since remained in the possession of his descendants. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A market—town in west Yorkshire, England, on the Ouse. Danish, Seile, to sail, to navigate, and by, a town. Seil, a sail. A place of boats or sails.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

There was an octogenarian named Lydia Selby living in Nottingham in 1744 (D.), and the name still occurs there. Selby is the name of a town in the West Riding; it was a common Yorkshire surname, especially as Seleby, in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Selbie Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Selbie Come From? nationality or country of origin

Selbie is found most frequently in Scotland. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selbie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 553,576th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Selbie reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles. Selbie is also the 986,211th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 93 people.

Selbie is most widely held in Scotland, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 27,597. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Aberdeen City, where 26 percent are found, Fife, where 20 percent are found and Aberdeenshire, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Scotland it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.

Selbie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selbie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Selbie last name increased 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Selbie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Selbie last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Selbie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.19% less than the national average, earning $45,116 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Shelbie928/
Selbe91803/
Selbi91713/
Schelbie861/
Selbes83924/
Selber83530/
Selbee83228/
Selboe83139/
Scelbi83136/
Shelbi8315/
Selbai8311/
Selbey8310/
Scelbe838/
Shelbe837/
Selbei834/
Seulbi832/
Celbie832/
Slebie832/
Selbio832/
Gelbie831/
Selbea831/
Selbed831/
Selbis831/
Seulbe831/
Selbeş831/
Jelbie831/
Shelbaieh80406/
Slbi802/
Selbest7791/
Selbitz7728/
Selwiet7728/
Sylbije7727/
Schelbe7721/
Selbher7710/
Shelbey779/
Shellbe777/
Gelbier774/
Selbaye772/
Schelbi772/
Shelbye771/
Shellbi771/
Selbayi771/
Selbech771/
Selbish771/
Selbejo771/
Selbiya771/
Selby7332,819/
Jelbi73240/
Selba73204/
Silbe73164/
Gelbe73101/
Slebe7352/
Slebi7337/
Silbi7325/
Gelbi7318/
Jelbe7311/
Celbi738/
Zelbi737/
Slbis736/
Sylbe734/
Slbij731/
Slbiz731/
Selbé731/
Selbü731/
Celbe731/
Shelbaia71521/
Selbherr7188/
Sellbjer7116/
Selbaggi7116/
Schuelbe714/
Szelwies712/
Shellbey711/
Chelbiej711/
Schelber710/
Schlbier710/
Schellbe710/
Shelby6721,667/
Silber678,312/
Chelbi674,132/
Gelber672,967/
Shelbayeh67669/
Celbiş67448/
Scelba67170/
Seluia67105/
Selbou67105/
Silbey6796/
Gelbes6784/
Sylber6761/
Zelbey6753/
Zelber6745/
Sleber6742/
Gelbez6735/
Silbye6724/
Schelwies6720/
Gelbič6715/
Gelbis6715/
Jelbes6712/
Gilbie6712/
Zelbet6711/
Gelbet6710/
Shilbi677/
Silbio677/
Slebes676/
Zellbi676/
Zelbiz676/
Silbai675/
Silbee674/
Szelba674/
Shelbaiah674/
Silbet673/
Celbis673/
Djelbe673/
Djelbi672/
Selbay672/
Celber672/
Sellvi671/
Silbid671/
Celbei671/
Slbaia671/
Shlbhi671/
Selbaggio671/
Selboy671/
Zhelbe671/
Slebej671/
Shilbe671/
Siluie671/
Sílbye671/
Gelbee671/
Jelbis671/
Chelbe671/
Gelboi671/
Sylbai671/
Silbeu671/
Shlbey671/
Shlbiy671/
Slebeh671/
Syluie671/
Sielby670/
Sellby670/

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