Selborne Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Selborne Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Selborne, 13th cent. Seleburne, a.d. 903 Seleborne = the Hall-Brook (brook running by the hall) [Old English sele, a hall, mansion + burne, a stream] The early forms show fairly conclusively (although it is true that the 1oth-cent.

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Selborne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa711:763,06652,802
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Selborne (85) may also be a first name.

Selborne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Selborne, 13th cent. Seleburne, a.d. 903 Seleborne = the Hall-Brook (brook running by the hall) [Old English sele, a hall, mansion + burne, a stream] The early forms show fairly conclusively (although it is true that the 1oth-cent. form quoted is in a Latin-not Anglo-Saxon-charter) that the first element is not the Old English sealh, a sallow or willow, as we might otherwise have been tempted to assume it to be.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Selborne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selborne occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selborne? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,047,559th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Selborne reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Selborne is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 85 people.

The last name Selborne is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 763,066. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Northern Cape, where 83 percent live and Gauteng, where 17 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Selborne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Selborne has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Selborne last name rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selborne Last Name Statistics demography

Selborne earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.48% less than the national average, earning R 198,468 per year.

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