Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
SELBY
There are approximately 9,144 people named Selby in the UK. That makes it the 1,156th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 145 are named Selby.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
SelbSelbe
Salb
Saleeby
Celby
Celbey
Celbi
Celb
Celbis
Cellbi
Seilby
Sealby
Selbby
Salby
Seelby
Saelby
Scelby
Sailby
Seelbey
Scalby
Selaby
Salbey
Seilbie
Sealbie
The Selby surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A market-town in west Yorkshire, England, on the Ouse. Danish, Seile, to sail, to navigate, and by, a town. Seil, a sail. A place of boats or sails.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SELBY. A town in Yorkshire, and a township in Northumberland. Riddleston, in the latter county, was granted in 1272, by King Edward I., to Sir Walter de Selby, and it has ever since remained in the possession of his descendants, Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men,
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.