Selley
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English
Etymology
Variant spelling of Sealey or a habitational surname from Selly Oak, which is from Old English sċylfe (“deck of a ship”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to shelf + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Selley (plural Selleys)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Selley is the 52619th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 394 individuals. Selley is most common among White (80.71%) and Black/African American (14.47%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Selley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.