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
Scholar 530
General Labourer 46
Agricultural Labourer 45
Dress Maker 41
Living On Own Means 38
Living On Her Own Means 37
Farm Labourer 27
Domestic Servant 25
General Servant Domestic 24
Coal Miner 22
Carpenter 20
Farmer 19
General Servant 18
Labourer 18
Clerk 16
Farm Servant 14
Joiner 14
Laundress 13
Gardener 12
Blacksmith 12
House Keeper 10
Draper's Assistant 9
Grocer 9
Butcher 8
Lace Maker 8

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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