Find out how popular the last name Selover is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Selover.

Selover, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Selover surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Selover in America

Selover is the 37792nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Selover surname appeared 588 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Selover.

We can also compare 2010 data for Selover to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Selover

The surname SELOVER is believed to have originated in England, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "sele" meaning "hall" or "house" and "ofer" meaning "over" or "above." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived in a house situated on higher ground or a hill.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name was in the Yorkshire parish records of 1594, where it appeared as "Selover." Over time, various spelling variations emerged, including Sellover, Selliver, and Sellever.

While the SELOVER name is not found in the Domesday Book (a manuscript record of landholders in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086), there are records of the name appearing in other historical documents. For example, a John Selover was mentioned in the Feet of Fines (legal agreements relating to land transfers) for Essex County in 1540.

Notable individuals with the SELOVER surname include William Selover (1597-1672), an English merchant who settled in Virginia in the 17th century and is considered one of the earliest ancestors of the Selover family in America. Another prominent figure was John Selover (1710-1786), a colonial American soldier who fought in the French and Indian War.

In the 19th century, James Selover (1821-1898) was a respected farmer and landowner in Ontario, Canada. Across the Atlantic, Henry Selover (1832-1910) was a prominent businessman and civic leader in Yorkshire, England.

One of the most remarkable individuals with the SELOVER name was Elizabeth Selover (1876-1968), a pioneering American aviator and one of the first women to earn a pilot's license in the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Selover

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Selover.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Selover was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Selover has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Selover was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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