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
School 15
Farm Labourer 3
Dress Maker 3
Housemaid Domestic 2
House Keeper 2
Coal Miner, Hewer 2
Brickmaker 2
Cook 1
Cooper's Labourer 1
Errand & Lad 1
General Labourer 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Hactory Bobbin Winder At Cable Works 1
Hyd & Alice Packer 1
Laundress (domestic) 1
Marble Polisher 1
Servant Domestic (general) 1
Solicitor 1
Stonemason On Building 1
Tredsman Assistnat 1
Warehouse Porter (fruit) 1
Coach Rainer & Winter 1
Crane Driver 1
Gardener Domestic 1
Conholm Labourer 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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