Selbie Surname
Approximately 576 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSelbie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 194 | 1:27,597 | 2,936 |
| England | 120 | 1:464,317 | 30,397 |
| Canada | 112 | 1:328,978 | 30,038 |
| New Zealand | 51 | 1:88,791 | 12,412 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 133 | 1:28,144 | 2,484 |
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.).
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Selbie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selbie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Selbie occurs most in Scotland. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selbie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 553,576th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. The surname Selbie occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Selbie live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 986,211th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 93 people.
The last name is most frequent in Scotland, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 27,597. In Scotland Selbie is mostly concentrated in: Aberdeen City, where 26 percent live, Fife, where 20 percent live and Aberdeenshire, where 16 percent live. Barring Scotland this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 19 percent live.
Selbie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Selbie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Selbie surname expanded 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Selbie Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Selbie are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the 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.
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