How common is the surname Selman?

4,228 people in the United States had the surname Selman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,024 Americans. It ranked 7,831st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Selman?

Matt Selman, American writer and producer.

Where is the surname Selman most common?

Wikidata records people named Selman in the United States.

Is the surname Selman getting more or less common?

More common. 3,902 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,228 in 2010, up 8.4%.

The surname Selman

A surname, carried by 4,228 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S455

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Selman is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,228 people named Selman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,024 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,902.

#7,831

rank among US surnames

4,228

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.4%

change since 2000 (was #7,864)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,827	Holston	4,231	72,972
#7,829	Moise	4,230	72,989
#7,830	Poynter	4,229	73,007
#7,831	Prevost	4,228	73,024
#7,835	Gambill	4,227	73,041
#7,837	Percy	4,226	73,059

Who is named Selman

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

82% of people named Selman identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Selmans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Matt Selman
American writer and producer, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Zelman

Surnames that sound like Selman

Selman has the Soundex code S455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S455.

Questions

How common is the surname Selman?: 4,228 people in the United States had the surname Selman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,024 Americans. It ranked 7,831st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Selman?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Selman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Selman?: Matt Selman, American writer and producer.
Where is the surname Selman most common?: Wikidata records people named Selman in the United States.
Is the surname Selman getting more or less common?: More common. 3,902 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,228 in 2010, up 8.4%.
What are other spellings of Selman?: Zelman.