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 last name Selley (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻲ, Russian: Сэллей) is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Sélley. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Selley? popularity and diffusion
The surname Selley is the 180,438th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,085,328 people. The surname Selley is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Selley are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 986,211th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 93 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,087 people, or 1 in 51,259. In England it is most prevalent in: Devon, where 27 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Essex, where 5 percent live. Besides England Selley exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.
Selley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Selley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Selley surname rose 262 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 955 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 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 adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Selley surname are 16.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.46% being registered to vote for 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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