Selsby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Selsby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Selsby family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 5
House Keeper Domestic 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Gardener Domestic 2
General Servant 2
School 2
Labourer In Brickfields 2
Kitchen Maid Domestic 2
Bricklayer 2
Laundress Wash 2
Laundry Carman 2
Brick Layer 2
Labourer Agricultural 2
Book Keeper Stationer 1
Brewer(retired) 1
Cook Domestic 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Baker Maid Boy 1
Brick Layer Labourer 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Brickmaker 1
Cattleman On Farm Horse 1
Errand Boy 1
General Domestic 1
Coach Painter 1

Selsby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Soulsby 71% 5,980
2 Selsby 100% 1,147
3 Silsby 83% 829

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The surname Selsby is the 2nd most popular variant of Soulsby.

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