Selfridge Surname

169,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Selfridge Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller on, or near, the rocky ridge.

Selfridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9891:182,23218,196
Scotland2031:26,3732,857
England1181:472,18730,747
Northern Ireland1031:17,9132,284
Canada601:614,09350,489
Australia421:642,75544,739
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland871:50,9184,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2671:188,08516,600

Selfridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller on, or near, the rocky ridge.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Selfridge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selfridge occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selfridge? popularity and diffusion

It is the 169,756th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,867,983 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Selfridge reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Selfridge is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,989 people, or 1 in 182,232. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 14 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 8 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Selfridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selfridge has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,269 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Selfridge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Selfridge last name are 6.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Selfridge earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.36% less than the national average, earning $42,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $51,734 CAD per year.

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Selfridge Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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