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Where Does The Last Name Selden Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Selden (Arabic: سلدن, Russian: Сельден, Tibetan: གསལ་སྒྲོན།) is most common in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Seldén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selden? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Selden is the 128,586^th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,067,976 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Selden live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 279,236^th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 852 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,791 people, or 1 in 129,867. In The United States Selden is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Michigan, where 10 percent are found and Virginia, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Bhutan, where 9 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Selden Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Selden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selden surname grew 385 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 149 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selden Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Selden surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Selden last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Selden earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.54% more than the national average, earning $49,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% less than the national average, earning $46,924 CAD per year.