Selby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Selby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Selby family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 93
Independent 70
Female Servant 60
Farmer 32
Labourer 31
Male Servant 26
Frame Work Knitter 12
Tailor 11
Dress Maker 10
Apprentice 8
Shoe Maker 7
Student 7
Blacksmith 6
Gardener 6
Cotton Spinner 6
Independant 6
Grocer 5
Lace Maker 5
Carpenter 5
Pauper 5
Hatter 5
Weaver 5
Engineer 4
Dyer 4
Potter 4

Selby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Selby 100% 23,872
2 Silby 80% 2,998
3 Soulby 67% 1,136
4 Salby 80% 478
5 Sealby 83% 404
6 Silbey 67% 212
7 Selbey 83% 152
8 Sailby 67% 147
9 Solby 80% 139
10 Sulby 80% 121

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The surname Selby is the most popular version of all its varients

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