Selly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Selly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Selly family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 27
Agricultural Labourer 5
Dressmaker 4
Labourer 3
Groom 2
Assistant Gardeners Daur 2
Laundress 2
Carpenter 2
Dress Maker 2
Factory Hand 2
Quarryman 2
Clerk 1
Hackney Carriage Driver 1
Mason 1
Marble Mason 1
Draper's Buyer 1
General Domestic Servant 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Monthly Nurse 1
Officer Porter 1
Queen Scholar 1
Cotton Spinner 1
Milk Man 1
Ivory Turner Journeyman 1
Visitor 1

Selly Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sully 80% 7,764
2 Selley 83% 5,423
3 Solly 80% 3,906
4 Silley 67% 3,363
5 Sulley 67% 2,731
6 Solley 67% 2,123
7 Seely 80% 1,875
8 Selly 100% 1,762
9 Sally 80% 1,664
10 Silly 80% 1,255
11 Salley 67% 973
12 Sloley 50% 435
13 Seally 83% 420
14 Seully 83% 200
15 Ceely 60% 187
16 Sealley 71% 149
17 Seelly 83% 149

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The surname Selly is the 8th most popular variant of Sully.

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