Sellman Surname

125,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Sellman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Seliman,' i.e. Solomon; v. Salamon and Salman. No connexion with sale, a hall, as suggested by Lower. The 'd' in Selmond is an excrescence; compare Simmonds for Simmons, or Salmond for Salmon.

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Sellman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6891:134,79314,116
England3411:163,39615,207
Sweden2901:33,9542,772
Australia911:296,65626,074
Finland731:75,2978,270
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Guam81:20,0153,029
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2081:117,18911,279
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4661:107,76510,786

Sellman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Seliman,' i.e. Solomon; v. Salamon and Salman. No connexion with sale, a hall, as suggested by Lower. The 'd' in Selmond is an excrescence; compare Simmonds for Simmons, or Salmond for Salmon.

Cecilia fil. Selmon, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon Seliman, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

William Seliman, Wiltshire, ibid.

Thomas Selman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

(a) Nick. 'the silly man,' i.e. the innocent, quiet man (v. Seeley); or 'the servant of Silly,' a well-known personal name in the West country; compare Matthewman, Addyman.

Gregory Selyman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Walter Selyman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1509. Baptised — Robarte Selman, s. Robert Seliman'(sic): St. Dionis Backchurch.

1693. — Daniel, s. Robert Seliman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 = Sell (q.v.) + English man: cp. Hallman.

2 for the Middle English Seliman, Selyman: v. Seel(e)y, and + man.

3 conf. with Salman (through the pron. Sāl-), q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sellman Last Name Facts

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

Sellman (Marathi: सलेमन, Russian: Сэллман) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 125,773rd most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,014,804 people. The surname Sellman is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Sellman live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Sellman is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2,689 people, or 1 in 134,793. In The United States Sellman is most numerous in: Maryland, where 26 percent reside, Minnesota, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States Sellman occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Sweden, where 8 percent reside.

Sellman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sellman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sellman surname increased 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sellman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sellman last name are 4.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sellman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.84% less than the national average, earning R 71,676 per year; in United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.69% less than the national average, earning $39,902 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellmann932,247/
Shellman931,730/
Soellman931/
Selman9219,491/
Schellman88308/
Szellmann8817/
Shellmann885/
Soellmann881/
Selmane869,656/
Gellman861,660/
Sillman861,580/
Shelman861,047/
Zellman86862/
Seelman86527/
Saelman86183/
Selmann86159/
Suelman8686/
Soelman8658/
Sällman8653/
Cellman8622/
Sielman8619/
Sellmon8615/
Sehlman8613/
Sållman8610/
Jellman864/
Selmain864/
Syllman862/
Szelman862/
S'Elman861/
Selhman861/
Sellmam861/
Sllmane861/
Seulman861/
Selmman861/
Scelman860/
Slman834,907/
Schellmann821,289/
Schoellman82147/
Schaellman821/
Schellmaun820/
Sillmann801,020/
Suelmann80329/
Sielmann80228/
Chellman80178/
Shillman80106/
Söllmann8068/
Sehlmann8049/
Shellmon8034/
Jellmann8031/
Schelman8019/
Soehlman8018/
Sællmann8016/
Szelmann8013/
Hjellman808/
Süllmann807/
Giellman804/
Szielman804/
Selmanne802/
Sheelman801/
Xsyllman801/
Sceelman801/
Selmaine801/
Zoellman801/
Scelmann801/
Selmahan801/
Soelmann800/
Seelmman800/
Cellmann800/
Scillman800/
Schoellmann7857/
Gelman775,523/
Selmon773,802/
Silman773,446/
Zelman773,159/
Sleman773,140/
Sylman77515/
Celman77218/
Jelman7776/
Selmam7716/
Slmane777/
Shlman774/
Şelman773/
Szlman771/
Selmaã771/
Sälman771/
Slmaan771/
Schoelman75152/
Selmanova75151/
Siehlmann7554/
Schillman7528/
Zoellmann7513/
Schelmann758/
Soehlmann757/
Ziellmann755/
Schielman753/
Schellmam753/
Shehelman753/
Shillmann752/
Shelmahyn752/
Selmanová751/
Hsselmann751/
Schehlman750/
Gillman719,490/
Zillman71690/
Selmoun71443/
Zielman71425/
Shilman71404/
Schöllmann71377/
Chelman71192/
Schielmann71178/
Sillmon71156/
Shelmon71130/
Zhelman7193/
Schillmann7186/
Silmann7173/
Shylman7170/
Syhlman7168/
Selmont7161/
Schehlmann7154/
Szylman7148/
Gielman7145/
Gehlman7145/
Zoelman7143/
Jelmang7143/
Sihlman7130/
Gelmane7126/
Suilman7124/
Slemang7124/
Slemane7123/
Selmond7122/
Silmane7122/
Zelmane7121/
Selmone7117/
Szleman7114/
Hjelman7112/
Sielmon7111/
Djelman717/
Slemaan716/
Szilman715/
Slesman714/
Cillman713/
Shleman713/
Sylmann713/
Schällmann713/
Schlman712/
Schoelmann712/
Ceelman711/
Jillman711/
Zislman711/
Scheulmann711/
Silmang711/
Sillmam711/
Selmàne711/
Jelmane711/
Züllman711/
Silmaan711/
Silmain711/
Sölmann711/
Sylmane711/
Celmane711/
Slmaine711/
Selmaim711/
Scilman710/
Silhman710/
Slemman710/
Selmoune671,219/
Gehlmann67382/
Chillman67317/
Schilman67221/
Schleman67169/
Sleïmane67144/
Suilmann67128/
Söhlmann6765/
Zielmann6759/
Zöllmann6750/
Hjelmman6733/
Silmahan6733/
Sühlmann6721/
Djelmane6718/
Shlesman6713/
Schelmanova6712/
Zehelman6712/
Chelmane679/
S'Leïman679/
Ziehlman679/
Slmon678/
Zehlmann676/
Schelmam674/
Seelmoon674/
Dzhelman673/
Gillmamn672/
Gillmain672/
Chelmang671/
Jlman671/
Cisllmon671/
Slmanova671/
Shilmann671/
Syhlhman671/
Schlmann671/
Jillmand671/
Zelmaten671/
Slemaind671/
Shelmoun671/
Szilmane671/
Celmaine671/
Chelmann671/
Cillmann671/
Gillmand670/
Clman670/
Shillmon670/
Gillmane670/
Selmount670/

Sellman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sellman in the Marathi language
सलेमनsalemana-
Sellman in the Russian language
Сэллманsellman-

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