Selley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 1
Cambridgeshire 4
Cornwall 6
Derbyshire 2
Devon 133
Dorset 4
Glamorgan 1
Gloucestershire 11
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 5
Hertfordshire 3
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 14
Lancashire 22
Leicestershire 10
Lincolnshire 10
London 82
Middlesex 6
Montgomeryshire 1
Norfolk 8
Northamptonshire 10
Nottinghamshire 2
Oxfordshire 1
Shropshire 5
Suffolk 1
Somerset 24
Surrey 1
Warwickshire 11
Wiltshire 8
Worcestershire 3
Yorkshire 29
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cumberland 0
Denbighshire 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Flintshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Merionethshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Northumberland 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Westmorland 0

Selley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Selley family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 19
Agricultural Labourer 15
Male Servant 13
Labourer 8
Farmer 7
Independent 5
Apprentice 5
Mason 5
Carpenter 4
Shoe Maker 4
Tailor 4
Clerk 4
Tailor Apprentice 3
Inn Keeper 2
Quarryman 2
Nurse 2
Porter 2
Dress Maker 2
Scholar 2
Lab 2
Ag Labourer 2
Quarry Labourer 2
Nailer 2
Card Maker Journeyman 2
Brick Layer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Selley

Name Census Frequency
William Selley 345
Mary Selley 342
John Selley 315
Elizabeth Selley 215
Thomas Selley 208
Sarah Selley 199
George Selley 192
Charles Selley 148
Henry Selley 137
James Selley 123
Ann Selley 116
Frederick Selley 95
Jane Selley 84
Emma Selley 83
Annie Selley 81
Eliza Selley 80
Alice Selley 77
Walter Selley 77
Ellen Selley 70
Robert Selley 67
Emily Selley 66
Arthur Selley 59
Richard Selley 56
Edward Selley 52
Joseph Selley 51

Selley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sealey 83% 8,185
2 Sully 67% 7,764
3 Seeley 83% 5,593
4 Selley 100% 5,423
5 Sealy 67% 4,075
6 Solly 67% 3,906
7 Silley 83% 3,363
8 Sulley 83% 2,731
9 Solley 83% 2,123
10 Selly 83% 1,762
11 Sally 67% 1,664
12 Silly 67% 1,255
13 Salley 83% 973
14 Sloley 67% 435
15 Seally 67% 420
16 Seley 83% 218
17 Seully 67% 200
18 Sealley 86% 149
19 Seelly 67% 149
20 Siely 50% 118

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The surname Selley is the 4th most popular variant of Sealey.

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