Self Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 2
Cambridgeshire 10
Cheshire 2
Derbyshire 2
Devon 4
Dorset 4
Essex 37
Gloucestershire 19
Hampshire 70
Hertfordshire 7
Hunts and Rutland 12
Kent 4
Lancashire 24
Lincolnshire 5
London 181
Middlesex 3
Monmouthshire 7
Norfolk 387
Oxfordshire 11
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 261
Somerset 28
Surrey 9
Sussex 14
Staffordshire 5
Warwickshire 3
Wiltshire 109
Worcestershire 9
Yorkshire 5
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Denbighshire 0
Durham 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Herefordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Leicestershire 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Northumberland 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Westmorland 0

Self Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Self family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 68
Female Servant 49
Ag Labourer 30
Independent 28
Male Servant 23
Farmer 22
Labourer 14
Weaver 13
Carpenter 8
Dress Maker 7
Assistant 7
Cabinet Maker 6
Shoe Maker 6
Smith 5
Clerk 5
Tailor 5
Butcher 4
Water Man 4
Laundress 4
Apprentice 4
Gardener 4
School Mistress 3
Pow Loom Weaver 3
Laborer 3
Cloth Worker 3

Most Frequent Forenames for Self

Name Census Frequency
William Self 943
Mary Self 860
George Self 699
John Self 635
Elizabeth Self 629
James Self 583
Sarah Self 505
Thomas Self 404
Charles Self 378
Robert Self 353
Henry Self 322
Eliza Self 260
Emma Self 243
Ellen Self 236
Frederick Self 230
Edward Self 227
Ann Self 222
Alice Self 215
Jane Self 209
Samuel Self 188
Emily Self 170
Walter Self 168
Albert Self 157
Arthur Self 156
Maria Self 149

Self Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Self 100% 15,152
2 Selfe 80% 2,429

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

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