Selleck Surname

151,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Selleck Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Silk,' a parish in Lincolnshire, now styled Silk Willoughby.

1615. Baptised — William, s. John Sylke: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1748. Married — Samuel Silk and Sarah Mann: St.

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Selleck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0181:179,61317,962
Australia5401:49,9926,225
England1671:333,64124,529
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Wales41:773,63329,106
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8771:57,2626,374

Selleck (42) may also be a first name.

Selleck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Silk,' a parish in Lincolnshire, now styled Silk Willoughby.

1615. Baptised — William, s. John Sylke: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1748. Married — Samuel Silk and Sarah Mann: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1760. — William Sick and Ann Clethers: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sellack,' a parish in Herefordshire, near Ross. The following entries are quite sufficient to prove the derivation:

1603. John Sellak, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

A note appended says: 'Sellack. There was a family of Selleckes at Lydiard St. Lawrence, Somerset'

1595. Nicholas Sellecke, or Sellick, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1676-7. Thomas Wyne and Theophila Selleck, of Wells, Somerset: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1705. Married — William Sellick and Sarah Saville: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For Sellack, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Lincolnshire, with the suffix of Willoughby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Some derive this name from the parish of Silk-Willoughby, co. Lincoln. The name, which is found written Silke, Selke, Seeleg, Selioke, Sellek, Selleck, Sellick, is probably of Cornish origin, from sellick, sillich, in open view, remarkable, conspicuous, from sel, sil, sul, W. sylly, to look-or behold: whence the local name Crugsillick, the barrow in open view; and perhaps the surname Tresilian.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(Cornish British) Local. A name of place, and signifies in open view, remarkable, conspicuous. Crugsellick, in Verian, the barrow in open view, from sel, a view.

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

From Silk-Willoughby, a parish co. Lincoln.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Selleck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Selleck (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼﻙ) is most common in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Selleck.

How Common Is The Last Name Selleck? popularity and diffusion

The last name Selleck is the 151,057th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,498,302 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Selleck are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Selleck is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 42 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,018 people, or 1 in 179,613. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 14 percent live, Florida, where 5 percent live and Indiana, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Selleck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Selleck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Selleck surname rose 230 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 239 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selleck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selleck surname are 21.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.91% being registered with the party.

The amount Selleck earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $50,284 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seilleck930/
Sellek921,772/
Sellec922/
Slleck921/
Schelleck881/
Sellick863,117/
Silleck86109/
Selleke8645/
Sellesk8626/
Zelleck865/
Seileck864/
Shellek864/
Sellect862/
Selleuk861/
Jelleck861/
Sellecx861/
Setleck860/
Sleck8355/
Schelleack829/
Scellick8035/
Selleske8020/
Seelecke8011/
Shellick801/
Schellek801/
Cellek771,142/
Sellik77206/
Seylek7755/
Şellek7744/
Zellek7743/
Sleick7733/
Sileck7725/
Selleg7724/
Seelek7721/
Sealek7713/
Sellex777/
Gellek775/
Shelck775/
Sloeck774/
Cellec773/
Slecke772/
Slaeck771/
Slleke771/
Shellk770/
Slieck770/
Slezck770/
Sellic770/
Scleck770/
Schuellek751/
Slek7394/
Slec7334/
Zelleke714,107/
Schleck71601/
Sillick71310/
Jellick71215/
Zellick7138/
Shillek7123/
Seeleke7116/
Szellék7113/
Söllick7113/
Shellke719/
S'Leick719/
Sellaeg717/
Gellick714/
Shellik714/
Sellike713/
Shelleg712/
Soileck712/
Gelleke711/
Zoellek711/
Sellikh711/
Jilleck711/
Gellyck711/
Sehelck711/
Gilleck710/
Sleoick710/
Shlecke710/
Cellick710/
Slick672,987/
Silek67938/
Zoellick67487/
Schlieck67292/
Sleik67252/
Shelk67167/
Szlek6778/
Slyck6746/
Schleick6737/
Shlek6736/
Shelc6722/
Szlec6721/
Slesk6718/
Sleak677/
Sleuc675/
Sleek674/
Slect674/
Sleke673/
Selhk672/
Sledc672/
Sleyk672/
Sletc672/
Sylek672/
S'Oileck671/
Jellicks671/
Shillick671/
Seilk671/
Schlecks671/
Chellekh671/
Sleckova671/
Sclek671/
Gellicks670/
Sllic670/
Sillicks670/
Schleckt670/
Jellehke670/
Schelleg670/

Selleck Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selleck in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻼﻙslak-

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