Selkirk Surname

161,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Selkirk Surname Definition:

Of local origin from the town of Selkirk. Thomas de Selghkirk rendered homage at Berwick, 1291 (RR.). Hugh de Selkyrk was a burgess of Edinburgh in 1368 and allowing years (RMS., I, 242), and in 1400 mention is made of a land there belonging to Peter de Selkirk (Egidii, p.

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Selkirk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia6791:39,7585,146
United States6601:549,18045,430
Canada4751:77,5708,712
England4091:136,23013,344
Scotland2941:18,2102,180
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Wales91:343,83718,086
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2871:13,0431,529
England2691:90,6159,390
Wales91:174,2686,522
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2381:211,00318,126

Selkirk (36) may also be a first name.

Selkirk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from the town of Selkirk. Thomas de Selghkirk rendered homage at Berwick, 1291 (RR.). Hugh de Selkyrk was a burgess of Edinburgh in 1368 and allowing years (RMS., I, 242), and in 1400 mention is made of a land there belonging to Peter de Selkirk (Egidii, p. 37). James Selkrig was town officer in Edinburgh in 1567 (MCM., II, p. 303), and another James Selkrig was a tobacco-cutter there in 1684 (BOEC., IX, p. 157). William Selkrig, maltman in Glasgow, 1580 (Burgesses). Jhone Selkreg was tenant in the barony of Glasgow in 1515 (Rental), and William Selkrigg was minister of Glenholm, 1679-90. John Silkrigg late in Cairns of Endrigg, 1731 (Kirkcudbright), Celcraig 1680, Salkirk 1789.

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

(English) belonging to Selkirk, 12th cent. Selechirche, Selechyrche, Selekirke = the Palace-Church [Old English sele, a palace, hall + O.(N.)E. circe (= Old Norse kirkia), a church] The Scottish kings had a hunting residence at Selkirk.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The county-town of Selkirkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A borough town of Scotland. Cellkirk, a religious house. A cell was anciently that part of a temple within the walls. Sel—carrik, Cornish-British, the high rock; Sel, a view, a prospect, Welsh, syllu, to look, and carrik or craig, a rock.

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

A location name in Scotland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Selkirk Last Name Facts

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

Selkirk is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Selkirk.

How Common Is The Last Name Selkirk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 161,507th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,703,096 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Selkirk reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 36 people.

The last name Selkirk is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 679 people, or 1 in 39,758. In Australia Selkirk is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 55 percent live, New South Wales, where 29 percent live and Queensland, where 8 percent live. Apart from Australia Selkirk exists in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Selkirk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selkirk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selkirk last name grew 277 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Selkirk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Selkirk surname are 9.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Selkirk earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 16.54% less than the national average, earning 288,837 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.56% less than the national average, earning R 131,748 per year; in United States they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $44,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $52,096 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellkirk930/
Silkirk862/
Jelkirk861/
Selkerk860/
Sealey-Kirk781/
Selkrig7158/
Sale Kirki711/
Selkreg710/
Silkerk710/
Selkregg6763/
Salikiryaki671/
Silkwork670/
Sylcurk570/
Silkregg530/

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