Sellin
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Toponymic surname; in Polish context from a settlement name, though Swedish origin is also possible
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/zlɛ̃/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Sellin is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France.
- FRFrance
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Toponymic surname; in Polish context from a settlement name, though Swedish origin is also possible.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Sellin is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In sco, present participle of sell
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Latvian, Salīnes muiža, kas atradās Cēsu apriņķa Rankas pagastā
as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Ernst Sellinb. 1867DEGerman theologian (1867–1946)
- Anna Eichler-Sellinb. 1886DEWürttembergian painter
- Thorsten Sellinb. 1896SEAmerican criminologist (1896–1994)
- Gustaf Adolf Sellinb. 1917SESwedish Nordic combined skier
- Volker Sellinb. 1939DEGerman historian
- Peter Sellinb. 1949DEGerman politician
- Jarosław Sellinb. 1963PLPolish politician
- Kjell Rune Sellinb. 1989NONorwegian footballer
- Johannes Sellinb. 1990DEGerman handball player
- Robbin Sellinb. 1990SESwedish footballer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 23 sources across 14 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 622 | #1,565 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 446 | #45,227 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 433 | #48,717 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 416 | #53,634 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 260 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 238 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 225 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 220 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 215 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 206 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 163 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 163 | — |
Reference works 4
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Sellin mean, and where does it come from?
- Toponymic surname; in Polish context from a settlement name, though Swedish origin is also possible. Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte.
- How do you pronounce Sellin?
- A machine transcription gives /zlɛ̃/ (IPA) for French.
- In which country does Sellin have the most bearers?
- Sellin is most frequently recorded in France.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Sellin”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.