Selsey Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Selsey Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Selsey (Sussex), the Anglo-Saxon Seoles íg (freq.) = Seal’s Island [the genit. of Old English seol(h, a seal, sea-calf + íg, island] Bede (‘Hist. Eccl.’ IV. 13) translates this name as “Insula vituli marini”; but, owing to the use of the genit.

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Selsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Israel341:251,69522,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Selsey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Selsey (Sussex), the Anglo-Saxon Seoles íg (freq.) = Seal’s Island [the genit. of Old English seol(h, a seal, sea-calf + íg, island] Bede (‘Hist. Eccl.’ IV. 13) translates this name as “Insula vituli marini”; but, owing to the use of the genit. sing., it is doubtful whether the first element is not a pers. name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Selsey Last Name Facts

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

Selsey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Selsey.

How Common Is The Last Name Selsey? popularity and diffusion

Selsey is the 2,047,559th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Selsey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Selsey are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 91 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 2 percent are found and Michigan, where 2 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 40 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Selsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Selsey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Selsey surname expanded 214 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Selsey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selsey last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Selsey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $47,228 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelsey9212/
Sellsey921/
Selse9162/
Selsy9114/
Slsey913/
Sheelsey863/
Selser83486/
Gelsey83158/
Selset8358/
Shelsy8339/
Selsyi8328/
Shelse835/
Celsey835/
Selsøe834/
Selsay832/
Sehlse832/
Zelsey831/
Silsey831/
Selshe831/
Selzey831/
Selsye831/
Soelse831/
Seelsy830/
Scelsy830/
Jelsey830/
Slse801/
Selseth77212/
Jellsey7749/
Chelsey779/
Shelsea776/
Seljeøy773/
Shelcey772/
Sellecy771/
Sellser771/
Selsdge771/
Selssie771/
Selsset771/
Shelsie770/
Sheelsy770/
Gellsey770/
Selge73487/
Celse73239/
Selje73210/
Selce7395/
Gelse7386/
Celsy7366/
Jelse7359/
Selsi7353/
Selsa7345/
Gelsy738/
Jelsy734/
Selze733/
Silse732/
Silsy732/
Zelse731/
Clsey730/
Shelshee711/
Scheelse711/
Schelsea711/
Selzer677,843/
Scelsi671,400/
Shelge67591/
Selcer67372/
Scelsa67248/
Gelser67230/
Sellge67167/
Silset67157/
Celsie67146/
Selgis6790/
Selsah6789/
Gelsei6765/
Selsis6756/
Selger6755/
Suelsa6753/
Chelsy6752/
Seljee6742/
Suelze6737/
Gelsie6736/
Celser6734/
Gilsey6724/
Zelser6720/
Chelse6718/
Seljas6714/
Selleseth6712/
Selcis6712/
Sleshe6712/
Selsia6711/
Selleshiy679/
Shelsa679/
Gelsay679/
Silsoe679/
Silsce677/
Seelge676/
Selges676/
Scelze674/
Selced674/
Selcee674/
Silser673/
Seldge673/
Shelsi673/
Slessy673/
Jellse673/
Selsat673/
Silsee672/
Silzey672/
Seelsi672/
Silshe672/
Selsas672/
Selsou672/
Jelsie672/
Jelsøe672/
Selssi672/
Gelset671/
Schuellse671/
Soelsi671/
Silgey671/
Sielge671/
Selshi671/
Selzys671/
Sylser671/
Selzue671/
Sielsa671/
Seljay671/
Selzet671/
Selgie671/
Celsys671/
Chelsheya671/
Selsha671/
Cilsey671/
Gielse671/
Shlshe671/
Sylsuy671/
Celcey670/
Clssey670/
Silcey670/
Gelses670/
Zelseh670/
Schelsher670/

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