Selley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
11
22
33
44
55
67
78
89
100
111
122
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
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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
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
Did you know?
The surname Selley is the
4th most popular variant of Sealey.