How common is the surname Selfridge?

1,535 people in the United States had the surname Selfridge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 201,137 Americans. It ranked 18,137th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Selfridge?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Selfridge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Selfridge?

Harry Gordon Selfridge, American born English businessman (1858–1947), followed by Oliver Selfridge.

Where is the surname Selfridge most common?

Wikidata records people named Selfridge in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Selfridge getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,614 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,535 in 2010, down 4.9%.

The surname Selfridge

A surname, carried by 1,535 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Selfridge is more common than 88.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,535 people named Selfridge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 201,137 Americans. That is down 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,614.

#18,137

rank among US surnames

1,535

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-4.9%

change since 2000 (was #16,422)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,128	Stenzel	1,536	201,006
#18,137	Hulin	1,535	201,137
#18,144	McGirt	1,534	201,268

Who is named Selfridge

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Selfridge identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Selfridges

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harry Gordon Selfridge
American born English businessman (1858–1947)
Oliver Selfridge
British computer scientist (1926–2008)

Notable Selfridges come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Selfridge?: 1,535 people in the United States had the surname Selfridge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 201,137 Americans. It ranked 18,137th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Selfridge?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Selfridge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Selfridge?: Harry Gordon Selfridge, American born English businessman (1858–1947), followed by Oliver Selfridge.
Where is the surname Selfridge most common?: Wikidata records people named Selfridge in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Selfridge getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,614 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,535 in 2010, down 4.9%.