Sellers Surname

8,910th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sellers 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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Sellers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States55,5571:6,524770
England4,3181:12,9041,908
Australia1,4561:18,5412,583
Canada9431:39,0734,899
Spain2761:169,39112,137
New Zealand1821:24,8814,349
Wales1321:23,4432,472
Ecuador1281:124,2646,663
Scotland1091:49,1184,267
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Jamaica431:66,7433,387
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
France201:3,321,136213,627
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Panama141:279,4476,847
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
India91:85,229,487684,495
Guam81:20,0153,029
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2111:11,0251,690
Scotland691:54,2503,600
Wales221:71,2923,399
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6961:6,525816

Sellers (237) may also be a first name.

Sellers 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

Genit., and pl., of Seller.

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

From the German, Selle, Zeller; from the Flemish, Selders, Sell, Sellier; from the French, Sellau; a personal name.

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

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

Sellers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sellers (Russian: Селлерс) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sellers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellers? popularity and diffusion

Sellers is the 8,910th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 114,553 people. Sellers occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Sellers are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 581,650th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 237 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 55,557 people, or 1 in 6,524. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent live, North Carolina, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 74 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Sellers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sellers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sellers surname grew 722 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 514 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sellers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sellers last name are 16.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.99% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sellers earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.71% more than the national average, earning R 267,840 per year; in United States they earn 6.8% less than the national average, earning $40,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $55,615 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellears9372/
Selliers9336/
Shellers933/
Soellers932/
Scellers931/
Sesllers931/
Sellersj931/
Sellerrs931/
Sellaers931/
Saellers930/
Seallers930/
Siellers930/
Sllers920/
Schellers882/
D'Sellers881/
Sellars8615,042/
Zellers864,188/
Sellors86858/
Sillers86751/
Gellers86115/
Cellers86112/
Setlers8620/
Seilers8619/
Seelers864/
Sellirs862/
Sealers860/
Slers831/
Celliers801,954/
Zoellers80113/
Settlers80101/
Chellers8017/
Shillers804/
Soillers801/
Scillers801/
Sällerås801/
Saillers801/
Celleurs800/
Shetlers800/
Zaellers800/
Sillears800/
Sleurs77478/
Sliers7730/
Silers778/
Sleers774/
Shlers771/
Sleors770/
Sylers770/
Sllars770/
Slears770/
Schillers7548/
Sillars711,022/
Zellars71915/
Sailers71246/
Saylers7167/
Schellaars7164/
Gillers7149/
Selhrst7118/
Cillers716/
Schillerås715/
Zillers715/
Ceilers712/
Cyllers711/
Šillers711/
Šetlers711/
Sitlers711/
Schillerst711/
Zellors711/
Cellors710/
Suylers710/
Jillers710/
Schlers710/
Cilliers6711,641/
Chillers67200/
Slars6747/
Slors6737/
Gillerås6720/
Clers677/
Cilleirs671/
Sloersch671/
Jlers670/
Gillerst670/

Sellers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sellers in the Russian language
Селлерсsellers-

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