Sellwood Surname

210,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sellwood Surname Definition:

V. Selwood.

Sellwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9441:59,0237,045
Australia3861:69,9378,284
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
New Zealand1611:28,1264,911
Wales901:34,3843,434
Canada581:635,26952,014
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4671:52,1966,311
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Sellwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Selwood.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sellwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sellwood is found most in England. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 210,850th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,723,835 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Sellwood live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 944 people, or 1 in 59,023. In England Sellwood is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 13 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 9 percent are found. Besides England Sellwood is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Sellwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sellwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sellwood surname rose 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sellwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sellwood surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Sellwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 189.61% more than the national average, earning R 688,212 per year; in United States they earn 29.63% more than the national average, earning $55,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning $47,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shellwood947/
Selwood932,792/
Sellwod932/
Sillwood88110/
Shelwood8849/
Sellvood881/
Zellwood880/
Selwod8612/
Silwood80145/
Selbood804/
Gelwood801/
Selwo772/
Zillwood75125/
Gillwood7528/
Sellwa711/
Sellbo711/
Clwood711/
Chillwood710/
Gilwood6718/
Zilwood670/

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