Selwood
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (surname): Sellwood
Etymology[edit]
From Old English sealh (“willow”) + wudu (“wood”).
Proper noun[edit]
Selwood (countable and uncountable, plural Selwoods)
- A civil parish in Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST787486).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Selwood is the 111426th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 158 individuals. Selwood is most common among White (90.51%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Selwood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.