Sellers Surname
Approximately 63,617 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSellers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55,557 | 1:6,524 | 770 |
| England | 4,318 | 1:12,904 | 1,908 |
| Australia | 1,456 | 1:18,541 | 2,583 |
| Canada | 943 | 1:39,073 | 4,899 |
| Spain | 276 | 1:169,391 | 12,137 |
| New Zealand | 182 | 1:24,881 | 4,349 |
| Wales | 132 | 1:23,443 | 2,472 |
| Ecuador | 128 | 1:124,264 | 6,663 |
| Scotland | 109 | 1:49,118 | 4,267 |
| South Africa | 106 | 1:511,110 | 41,270 |
| Jamaica | 43 | 1:66,743 | 3,387 |
| Ireland | 36 | 1:130,804 | 6,280 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Panama | 14 | 1:279,447 | 6,847 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,211 | 1:11,025 | 1,690 |
| Scotland | 69 | 1:54,250 | 3,600 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:71,292 | 3,399 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,696 | 1:6,525 | 816 |
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.
Genit., and pl., of Seller.
(English) One who made saddles; one who had charge of the cellar or storeroom; one who dealt in commodities, a merchant.
From the German, Selle, Zeller; from the Flemish, Selders, Sell, Sellier; from the French, Sellau; a personal name.
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.
Sellers Demographics
Average Sellers Salary in
United States
$40,214 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Sellers Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sellers in the Russian language | ||
| Селлерс | sellers | - |
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