Sellar Surname

151,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sellar Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the seller,' a saddler. Middle English selle, a seat. Old French 'selle, a stool, a seat, also a saddle': Cotgrave French and English Dictionary 'Sele, horsys harneys': Promptorium Parvulorum 'Stilt, horse harnesse': Palsgrave.

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Sellar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
England5191:107,35711,205
Scotland3781:14,1641,813
Australia2961:91,20210,456
Philippines2731:370,83648,923
United States2651:1,367,77094,877
Canada1901:193,92419,047
New Zealand1431:31,6675,500
South Africa1361:398,36535,171
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
Wales161:193,40812,484
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
India61:127,844,230863,365
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4921:7,6081,063
England2211:110,29610,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Sellár (24) are calculated separately.

Sellar (49) may also be a first name.

Sellar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the seller,' a saddler. Middle English selle, a seat. Old French 'selle, a stool, a seat, also a saddle': Cotgrave French and English Dictionary 'Sele, horsys harneys': Promptorium Parvulorum 'Stilt, horse harnesse': Palsgrave. The 'Sellers ("sadellers" written over), Verrours, and Fuystours' (v. Fewster) went together in the York Pageant (York Mystery Plays, ed. Toulmin Smith, p. xxvi).

Bartholomew Sellarius, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Sellarius, Warwickshire, ibid.

Richard Sellarius, London, ibid.

Warin le Seler, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

John le Seler. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

Hugh le Seler. Issues of the Exchequer.

1615. Baptised — George, s. Thomas Sellor: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1809. Married — Joshua Hartley and Harriet Sellar: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Most probably from ME. seler, a saddler. The name has been also derived from AF. seler, celer, OF. celier, one in charge of a cellar or storeroom, but the former is more likely. Colin Sellar held a land in Aberdeen in 1281 (REA., II, p. 278). A family of this name were blacksmiths in the parish of Botriphnie for 400 years (Jervise, II, p. 12), John Sellar was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1407 (NSCM., I, p. 2), Thomas Sellar was declared innocent of part in detention of King James m in Edinburgh Castle in 1482 (Lennox, II, p. 123), and George Sellar, baxter, was burgess of Glasgow in 1577 (Burgesses). The surname was common in Glasgow in the sixteenth century (Protocols). Patrick Sellar was bailie of Linlithgow, 1590 (Sc. Ant., XI, p. 132). Seller 1549, Cellar 1646.

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

V. Seller.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

William Cellarius, Normandy 1180-95 (MR); Ralph, William de Celar, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Sellar Last Name Facts

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

Sellar (Arabic: سيلار, Georgian: სელლარ, Hindi: सेल्लर, Marathi: सेलार) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sellár. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellar? popularity and diffusion

Sellar is the 151,004th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,497,445 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 33 percent of Sellar live; 32 percent live in Northern Europe and 32 percent live in British Isles. Sellar is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 49 people.

The surname Sellar is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Barring Sri Lanka Sellar occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and Scotland, where 13 percent reside.

Sellar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sellar has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sellar surname expanded 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 23 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 779 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sellar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sellar last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sellar last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sellar earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.66% more than the national average, earning R 348,528 per year; in United States they earn 35.45% more than the national average, earning $58,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,079 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellár9424/
Sellart92335/
Shellar92166/
Sellard92115/
Sellare9265/
Szellar927/
Selliar925/
Scellar921/
Suellar921/
Seellar920/
Shellare8634/
Schellar862/
Scelliar861/
Scellard860/
Sillar831,464/
Cellar83624/
Zellar83582/
Gellar83349/
Jellar8316/
Sellor8310/
Syllar831/
Schellart80152/
Slar8020/
Sellarova801/
Schoellar800/
Sillard77677/
Cellard77663/
Gellard77404/
Shillar77152/
Sillare77103/
Chellar77100/
Sillart7791/
Jellard7785/
Gellart7763/
Syllard7740/
Szellár7730/
Ceullar7716/
Sellour7716/
Sållarp7711/
Gellhar7710/
Shellor779/
Celliar777/
Cellare774/
Sehelar772/
Sellore772/
Zellear772/
Silliar772/
Zellard771/
Shllare771/
Zsellár771/
Sillair771/
Gelliar771/
Celllar771/
Zoellar770/
Cellear770/
Cellarz770/
Sellord770/
Schellhard754/
Szellarova751/
Schellhart750/
Schellhare750/
Sclar73452/
Slear73205/
Slaar7368/
Shlar7320/
Slair7310/
Slart738/
Sliar735/
Slarp734/
Slare732/
Slgar732/
Cllar731/
Slarr731/
Slard731/
Slarz731/
Szlar731/
Sålar731/
Slhar731/
Slatr730/
Slyar730/
Silliard71108/
Sillaire7183/
Zellhart7177/
Shillare7160/
Shillair7159/
Seelleur7118/
Schillar7116/
Sillhart7115/
Gellhaar7113/
Gellhart718/
Sielleur717/
Cellaire716/
Gellhard712/
Cellahar711/
Chellare711/
Chelliar711/
Gehllaar711/
Gelliard710/
Gillar67414/
Gellor67346/
Szlaur67188/
Scliar67101/
Sclear6794/
Sclair6780/
Cillar6772/
Schlar6766/
Sellárová6730/
Cellarová6719/
Cellár6717/
Gellár6716/
Jillar6711/
Cellarova6710/
Schillare6710/
Gellhardt6710/
Shillaire678/
Gelliarth677/
Schellhartdt677/
Slahar677/
Zillar676/
Szlarp676/
Slaird675/
Jellor674/
Sclarr672/
Szlarz672/
Sciellour672/
Zellor671/
Schellhor671/
Schillarz671/
Sliarh671/
Sillahare671/
Shilliair671/
Cellor671/
Sillor671/
Sillár671/
Gellhaart671/
Shlyar671/
Shlear670/
Zellhardt670/
Shliar670/
Shlair670/
Zeellhart670/

Sellar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sellar in the Georgian language
სელლარsellar-
Sellar in the Hindi language
सेल्लरsellara-
Sellar in the Marathi language
सेलारselara-
Sellar in the Arabic language
سيلارsylar-

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