Selman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Selman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Selman family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 96
Agricultural Labourer 9
General Labourer 9
Dress Maker 7
Living On Her Own Means 6
Butcher 6
Coal Miner 4
Dress Staymaker 4
Domestic Servant 3
General Servant 3
Labourer 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Errand Boy 3
Cook 3
Shoemaker 3
Chair Maker 3
Groom 3
Assistant 2
Cab Driver 2
Carman 2
Cook Domestic Servant 2
General Domestic Servant 2
Private 8 Hassors 2
Carpenter 2
Living On Her Means 2

Selman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Salmon 67% 44,075
2 Solomon 57% 15,650
3 Soloman 71% 7,201
4 Sleeman 71% 6,055
5 Sloman 67% 4,695
6 Selman 100% 3,808
7 Sellman 86% 1,615
8 Silman 83% 1,600
9 Salman 83% 1,599
10 Solmon 67% 1,292
11 Sulman 83% 1,257
12 Solman 83% 1,214
13 Salomon 57% 1,162
14 Salaman 71% 994
15 Selmon 83% 556
16 Sleaman 71% 425
17 Sluman 67% 414
18 Sleman 67% 330
19 Soleman 71% 190
20 Saloman 71% 147
21 Salamon 57% 141
22 Salmen 67% 125
23 Silmon 67% 109
24 Solaman 71% 103

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The surname Selman is the 6th most popular variant of Salmon.

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