Selley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Selley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Selley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 135
Agricultural Labourer 13
Dress Maker 10
Labourer 10
Laundress 9
General Servant 8
General Labourer 6
None 5
Coachman 4
Domestic Servant 4
Needle Woman 4
Stone Mason 4
Engine Cleaner 3
Gardener 3
Farm Servant Indoor 3
Annuitant 3
Carpenter 3
Cattle Dealer 3
Masons Labourer 3
Servant 3
Dressmaker 3
Cook 2
Domestic Gardener 2
Marble Mason 2
Marble Polisher Mason 2

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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