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
School 391
Private Means 48
General Labourer 35
General Servant (domestic) 33
Farm Labourer 28
Scholar 25
Labourer 22
Farmer 20
Coal Miner Hewer 19
At School 16
Clerk 16
None 16
Domestic Servant 13
Joiner 13
At Home 12
General Servant Domestic 12
Blacksmith 12
Housemaid (domestic) 10
Shop Assistant 10
Assisting In The Business 9
Carman 9
House Painter 9
Railway Clerk 9
Housekeeper 9
House Keeper 9

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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