Selvin
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English
Etymology
Probably from an unattested Old English personal name *Sǣlwīġ, composed of the elements sǣl (“happiness, prosperity, opportunity”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).
Proper noun
Selvin (countable and uncountable, plural Selvins)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Warrick County, Indiana, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Selvin is the 95545th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 191 individuals. Selvin is most common among White (67.54%) and Black/African American (16.75%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Selvin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.