Last Name SELLMAN

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Meaning The son of Seliman, i.e. Solomon. So connection with 'sale,' a hall. The 'd' in Selmond is an excresence. Also nickname, 'the silly man,' i.e. the innocent, quite man, or 'the servant of Silly,' a well-known personal name in the West country.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish

Rank 15,264 (2000 US census) 14,185 (1990 US census)
Count 1,768 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 78.45%, or 1387 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 18.21%, or 322 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.51%, or 9 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.45%, or 8 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.47%, or 26 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.9%, or 16 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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