Selley

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)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Selley is the 52619^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.