Sellars Surname

35,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Sellars Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the cellar.' Practically official = the cellarer, the same as Butler or Buttery, which see. This has become one of the most familiar of Yorkshire surnames, with an s at the end; compare Briggs, Styles, and Brooks.

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Sellars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,9051:45,8525,582
England3,4151:16,3162,365
Australia1,8791:14,3672,036
Canada9651:38,1824,799
New Zealand2751:16,4672,872
Scotland1781:30,0783,120
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Jamaica531:54,1503,046
Wales441:70,3306,116
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France71:9,488,960336,266
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5371:15,8592,337
Scotland3261:11,4821,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7281:29,0623,542

Sellars (24) may also be a first name.

Sellars Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the cellar.' Practically official = the cellarer, the same as Butler or Buttery, which see. This has become one of the most familiar of Yorkshire surnames, with an s at the end; compare Briggs, Styles, and Brooks. Attached no doubt to one of the monasteries or feudal houses.

Adam de Celer, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger del Celer, Yorkshire, ibid.

Alicia del Seler, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Adam del Seler', 1379: ibid.

Juliana del Seler', 1379: ibid.

Agnes del Seler, 1379: ibid.

1617. Baptised — Robert, s. Thomas Sellers: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

V. Sellers.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The ancient family of Sellers held property in Brampton and Cranford in the 14th and 15th centuries (Wh.). This family came originally from Kirkby Bellers, Leicestershire, and some of the members were sheriffs of Derbyshire and Notts, in the time of Edward III. ("Bib. Topog. Brit."). The modern form of the name is Bellairs or Bellars.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sellars Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sellars (Russian: Селларс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellars? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,152nd most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 484,480 people. The last name Sellars occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Sellars reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sellars is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 7,905 people, or 1 in 45,852. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 12 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Sellars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sellars has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sellars last name grew 457 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 155 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sellars Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sellars last name are 13.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.36% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sellars earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.68% more than the national average, earning R 291,528 per year; in United States they earn 4.92% less than the national average, earning $41,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $46,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellears9372/
Sellaers931/
Shellars930/
Scellars930/
Sllars920/
Sellers8663,617/
Sillars861,022/
Zellars86915/
Sellors86858/
Jellars8614/
Cellars8613/
Gellars861/
Scllars861/
Slars8347/
Schellaars8264/
Jellahrs8010/
Soellers802/
Scellers801/
Sellersj801/
Sellerrs801/
Sellours800/
Saellers800/
Sillears800/
Siellers800/
Shillars800/
Slaars772/
Slaurs771/
Sllers770/
Slairs770/
Slears770/
Sellhorst7564/
Schellers752/
D'Sellers751/
Sellhorsd751/
Zellers714,188/
Sillers71751/
Shellhorse71115/
Gillars7136/
Zellors711/
Cellors710/
Zoellers67113/
Slors6737/
Clars677/
Sällerås671/
Slers671/
Scillers671/
Zaellers670/
Celleurs670/
Gillarst670/

Sellars Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sellars in the Russian language
Селларсsellars-

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