How rare is the last name Selby?

11,138 people in the United States have the last name Selby, about 1 in 26,836. It ranks #3,163 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SELBY

#3,163

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
11,138
About
1 in 26,836
This common or more
53.2%
Who bears it

Of the 11,138 people with the last name Selby, 78.6% reported their origin as White, 12.7% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Selby

#3,161 Ricci · 11,142#3,162 Whelan · 11,139#3,164 Baumgartner · 11,129#3,165 Benner · 11,126

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Selby, most common first.

#42,060 Selvy · 556#53,634 Selbe · 416#117,309 Selbo · 157#146,495 Selb · 114

Also a first name

As a first name, Selby ranks #15,170 of 53,615, with 763 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1993, with 26 births. See Selby as a first name

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