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
Selley Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Sélley. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Selley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 180,438th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,085,328 people. The surname Selley occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Selley reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. Selley is also the 986,211th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 93 people.
The surname Selley is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 1,087 people, or 1 in 51,259. In England it is most common in: Devon, where 27 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Essex, where 5 percent live. Not including England Selley occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.
Selley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Selley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 262 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 955 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 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 carrying the Selley last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Selley surname are 16.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.46% being registered with the 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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