Selley Surname
Approximately 2,362 people bear this surname
Selley Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin + English) belonging to Sell(e)y; or Dweller at the Cell-Lea [Middle English Old French selle, celle, a cell or hermitage; Latin cella + Middle English ley, Old English leáh.] Selly, Worc., was Selleg’, Selley, in the 13th cent.
Read More About This SurnameSelley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,087 | 1:51,259 | 6,328 |
| United States | 611 | 1:593,222 | 48,399 |
| South Africa | 114 | 1:475,243 | 39,351 |
| Canada | 114 | 1:323,207 | 29,592 |
| Australia | 113 | 1:238,900 | 22,291 |
| Wales | 88 | 1:35,165 | 3,495 |
| Mexico | 56 | 1:2,216,539 | 19,710 |
| Scotland | 49 | 1:109,262 | 7,254 |
| Hungary | 30 | 1:327,209 | 24,029 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 415 | 1:58,736 | 6,906 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64 | 1:784,667 | 49,209 |
The alternate forms: Sélley (296) are calculated separately.
Selley (93) may also be a first name.
Selley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin + English) belonging to Sell(e)y; or Dweller at the Cell-Lea [Middle English Old French selle, celle, a cell or hermitage; Latin cella + Middle English ley, Old English leáh.] Selly, Worc., was Selleg’, Selley, in the 13th cent. There is a Sell(e)y in Salop. The Charter-Rolls a.d. 1328 mention a Selley in Sussex.
There has prob. been some confusion with Seeley, q.v.
From the French, Sailly; a personal name Or from Selly; a location name in Salop.
Selley Demographics
Average Selley Salary in
United States
$40,924 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Selley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selley (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻲ, Russian: Сэллей) is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Sélley. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selley? popularity and diffusion
The surname Selley is the 180,438th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,085,328 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Selley live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 986,211th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 93 people.
The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 1,087 people, or 1 in 51,259. In England Selley is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 27 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and Essex, where 5 percent reside. Beside England this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.
Selley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Selley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 262 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 955 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Selley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Selley surname are 16.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.46% being registered with the political party.
The amount Selley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 205.79% more than the national average, earning R 726,684 per year; in United States they earn 5.16% less than the national average, earning $40,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.59% more than the national average, earning $56,933 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Selley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selley in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻲ | sly | - |
| Selley in the Russian language | ||
| Сэллей | sellej | - |
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