Selwyn Family History

Selwyn Name Meaning

English: from a Middle English personal name, Selewyne, from the Old English personal name Selewine, composed of the elements sele ‘hall’ + wine ‘friend’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Name Distribution of Selwyn Families

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England & Wales

Scotland

Number of Selwyn families

76 - 150

26 - 75

1 - 25

from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data

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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data

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Selwyn Family Origin

England (9)

London,England (1)

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Selwyn Emigration Information (US)

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Selwyn Family Occupations

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Military Service by Selwyn

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