Seller Surname

81,069th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Seller 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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Seller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2751:284,28226,458
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Germany6051:133,06716,220
Spain5161:90,6057,606
England4821:115,59811,811
Turkey3531:220,45715,785
Russia2091:689,58458,818
Canada2061:178,86217,839
France1961:338,89151,103
Australia1791:150,81415,978
Hungary1611:60,9716,336
Brazil1571:1,363,53146,236
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
South Africa931:582,55644,854
Italy751:815,42364,079
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Austria331:258,04330,255
Wales301:103,1518,167
Ukraine291:1,569,748122,792
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Sweden171:579,22142,433
India131:59,005,029552,550
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
China101:136,732,1577,199
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Jersey31:33,0674,675
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4281:56,9526,737
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6211:80,8678,512

The alternate forms: Šeller (13) are calculated separately.

Seller (102) may also be a first name.

Seller 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)

( Anglo-French-Latin ) 1 Saddler [Middle English sel(l)er, French sellier; from French selle, a saddle, seat, Latin sella, a seat] Adam le Seler.—Cal. Inq. ad quod Damn., A.D. 1316-17.

2 One in charge of a Cellar or Storeroom; Cellarer [Anglo-French seler, celer, Old French celier, Latin cellari-um, a cellar] Roger del Celer.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

Agnes del Seler.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

(English) Seller, Dealer [Middle English seller;f. Old English sellan, to give]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who made saddles; one who had charge of the cellar or storeroom; one who dealt in commodities, a merchant.

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

A trader or salesman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sadler: from the French sellier.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Seller Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seller (Russian: Селлер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Šeller. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seller? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seller is the 81,069th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,996 people. The surname Seller is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Seller reside; 23 percent reside in North America and 22 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Seller is also the 935,178th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 102 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,275 people, or 1 in 284,282. In The United States Seller is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Seller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seller has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 205 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seller Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Seller last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Seller earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 138.86% more than the national average, earning €71,729 per year; in South Africa they earn 43.87% more than the national average, earning R 341,880 per year; in United States they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $40,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.62% more than the national average, earning $53,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šeller9413/
Sellier928,570/
Sheller921,855/
Seiller921,813/
Seyller921,323/
Szeller92236/
Soeller92131/
Sieller9242/
Sellger9242/
Sellere9230/
Sellert9225/
Zseller9216/
Seeller9216/
Selleer922/
Saeller922/
Sueller922/
Sealler921/
Sceller921/
Sehller921/
Seuller921/
Selle9110,233/
Sller913/
Scheller8617,537/
Scellier86795/
Sheeller8635/
Scieller8629/
Szeyller8618/
Seelleur8618/
Sellherr868/
Sielleur867/
Seijller865/
Sheiller862/
Sheyller861/
Sellgeer861/
Seheller861/
Shceller861/
Seellier861/
Shellere861/
Zeller8347,974/
Seiler8345,560/
Geller8319,357/
Siller8312,232/
Selles839,638/
Seyler834,715/
Selley832,362/
Seeler83994/
Celler83612/
Shelle83571/
Szelle83535/
Sellie83465/
Söller83425/
Jeller83314/
Sellet83309/
Sellei83292/
Selleh83259/
Sellez83234/
Setler83185/
Sellge83167/
Soelle83157/
Xeller83129/
Sealer8393/
Sjelle8393/
Süller8384/
Scelle8353/
Syller8341/
Sielle8333/
Selled8321/
Sellee8321/
Suelle8314/
Sellea8314/
Saelle839/
Sejler835/
Søller835/
Sellir832/
Sűller832/
Seelle832/
Hselle831/
Shellr831/
Seulle831/
Szller831/
Schueller803,496/
Schoeller801,698/
Schellert80326/
Schaeller8079/
Schealler8044/
Sler8035/
Scheiller8032/
Schieller804/
Schellier802/
Sellerová802/
Shcellger801/
Scheeller801/
Shelley7730,555/
Gellert777,608/
Cellier777,567/
Shiller777,334/
Zoeller773,404/
Shetler773,307/
Schelle772,532/
Sheeler772,055/
Settler77618/
Szyller77572/
Sailler77568/
Seitler77553/
Szeiler77440/
Shealer77192/
Zsellér77188/
Schller77164/
Sziller77152/
Sillere77139/
Siellez77139/
Siellet77131/
Cellere77128/
Shyller77122/
Gellerd7786/
Cheller7770/
Sellett7749/
Selleys7731/
Zieller7728/
Szelley7724/
Sillert7723/
Gellere7721/
Seijler7716/
Szellei7716/
Gieller7715/
Seelley7714/
Sillier7714/
Sellhed7714/
Shellee7712/
Suiller7712/
Szejler7711/
Sciller779/
Zellert778/
Silleur778/
Hgeller776/
Setlere776/
Szelles775/
Shelløe775/
Ceiller775/
Zueller774/
Selledh774/
Selleis773/
Sheiler773/
Zaeller773/
Shellea772/
Selleas772/
Sellets772/
Zellear772/
Saellee772/
Szetler772/
Sellieh772/
Siellie772/
Seheler771/
Ceuller771/
Zellere771/
Sceelle771/
Scetler771/
Sietler771/
Seahler771/
Suyller771/
Seehler771/
Sellech771/
Sehelle771/
Siejler771/
Scöller771/
Sheyler771/
Setlert771/
Shellei771/
Sselles771/
Suellee771/
Suelleu771/
Seatler770/
Selless770/
Scelley770/
Seihler770/
Celleer770/
Scyller770/
Cellear770/
Zellerz770/
Seulley770/
Shellir770/
Cealler770/
Selleah770/
Seetler770/
Sella7311,784/
Siler7311,748/
Celle733,677/
Selly733,611/
Selli733,594/
Zelle731,920/
Sille731,001/
Syler73964/
Slier73364/
Slear73205/
Sölle73169/
Sylle73160/
Sleur73123/
Zller7389/
Slere7380/
Sülle7363/
Sälle7358/
Šelle7327/
Slert7322/
Sellé7313/
Szler737/
Sleer736/
Shelr734/
Jsler734/
Hsler732/
Sloer732/
Dsler731/
Zsler731/
Xelle731/
Slehr731/
Sleir731/
Shler731/
Slıer731/
Slaer731/
Selhr730/
Slerr730/
Schiller7155,975/
Schüller7113,867/
Schöller714,109/
Shettler71328/
Schelles71323/
Schäller71226/
Sheatler7199/
Schellie7187/
Schetler7162/
Schøller7143/
Schelley7135/
Schyller7121/
Szeitler7120/
Schűller7119/
Szillier7118/
Schealer7112/
Schielle7112/
Schoelle7111/
Sellehed7110/
Seelherr717/
Selleová717/
Schellerová715/
Schuelle715/
Chellere715/
Schllert714/
Sigliler714/
Shyoller712/
Zoellaer712/
Celleher712/
Gelleher711/
Chellert711/
Sceitler711/
Scheelle711/
Schllier711/
Schellir711/
Sjuellie711/
Sheelley711/
Sheitler711/
Shelleey711/
Shciller711/
Shailler711/
Siettler711/
Schløler711/
Schőller711/
Szseiler711/
Schsller711/
Shellley710/
Shuiller710/
Seittler710/
Schellherdt710/
Gellhere710/
Schaelle710/
Seattler710/
Schellez710/
Seellees710/
Zoellerr710/
Sailer6718,600/
Shelly6712,789/
Zöller6710,278/
Ziller674,593/
Giller674,167/
Sayler673,736/
Chelle672,576/
Sitler671,854/
Sellai671,823/
Schler67769/
Scheitler67758/
Celles67699/
Séllei67645/
Silles67590/
Sihler67571/
Gellér67556/
Sellis67526/
Çiller67473/
Ciller67418/
Sellay67418/
Cellie67355/
Šiller67323/
Sleire67306/
Zelley67303/
Sélley67296/
Sillet67248/
Sajler67245/
Zellei67193/
Sillie67188/
Syhler67183/
Shelli67182/
Celley67180/
Schillert67155/
Szelleová67147/
Sellés67146/
Zsille67144/
Seella67137/
Schyllert67131/
Silley67127/
Söllei67125/
Silere67124/
Soyler67102/
Cetler67102/
Sclear6794/
Sielli6791/
Scille6787/
Shille6780/
Szella6779/
Sillje6776/
Jöller6772/
Scelly6769/
Sellaj6769/
Cellerová6767/
Scelli6759/
Shleer6751/
Zellerová6749/
Çöller6747/
Ceyler6742/
Sellia6742/
Shlaer6740/
Schedtler6739/
Shyler6738/
Jiller6735/
Scella6733/
Šetler6730/
Ceiler6729/
Sillei6728/
Süllei6726/
Cellet6725/
Sillge6724/
Zellea6724/
Šellerová6724/
Shylle6724/
Suelli6722/
Shlert6721/
Szelleova6718/
Szylle6718/
Cellez6717/
Silleh6716/
Sillerová6716/
Sellès6715/
Syllie6713/
Sleytr6713/
Cöller6713/
Schelleis6710/
Selliy679/
Zøller678/
Šellei678/
Zellerova678/
Hssler677/
Shealr677/
Sellya677/
Siella677/
Zyller677/
Sillerova676/
Seully675/
Silled675/
Silher675/
Sellit675/
Sellio675/
Schällert675/
Schailler674/
Soiler674/
Sillir674/
Syllee674/
Celleh674/
Sellih674/
Selleiová674/
Şeyler674/
Seelli673/
Suille673/
Shleir673/
Schiøller673/
Sleher673/
Seelly672/
Schillier672/
Selloy672/
Sayllr672/
Suiler672/
Saelli672/
Xiller672/
Silleu672/
Shlier672/
Suyler672/
Schisller672/
Sløier672/
Zäller672/
Cellerova672/
Sillez672/
Schilller671/
Sschiller671/
Ceelle671/
Cehlle671/
Sliaer671/
Sislle671/
Sellid671/
Seulli671/
Sheattler671/
Syllei671/
Schuiller671/
Zellee671/
Sehlli671/
Jøller671/
Jüller671/
Suellý671/
Slæger671/
Schillerd671/
Schüllert671/
Szellé671/
Süllerová671/
Cellei671/
Cejler671/
Sellaa671/
Sellyo671/
Sellii671/
Schillher671/
Selhre671/
Cellee671/
Sealre670/
Sleirt670/
Shlear670/
Sielly670/
Ceeler670/
Slerth670/
Cealer670/
Cellea670/
Shsler670/
Scheehler670/
Scheetler670/
Sillea670/
Jssler670/
Slettr670/
Jllert670/

Seller Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seller in the Russian language
Селлерseller-

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