Explore the Family Name Selleck

The meaning of Selleck

English (Devon): variant of Sellick.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Selleck in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Selleck has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 16,391st most common surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 16,809th position, a decline of 2.55%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Selleck surname increased from 1,617 in 2000 to 1,698 in 2010, an increase of 5.01%. This suggests that while the name may be slightly less common overall, more people are bearing this surname than in previous years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,391	#16,809	-2.55%
Count	1,617	1,698	5.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.58	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Selleck

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Selleck, the majority of individuals identify as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.36% in 2000 to 94.11% in 2010. During the same period, there was an increase in those claiming Hispanic ethnicity, increasing from 2.72% to 3.42%. Notably, there was also an increase in the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races, which rose from 1.11% to 1.53%. There were minor decreases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander. The proportions of individuals identifying as Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native were relatively low, with some growth noted in the Black category between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.36%	94.11%	-1.31%
Hispanic	2.72%	3.42%	25.74%
Two or More Races	1.11%	1.53%	37.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0.65%	-4.41%
Black	0%	0.29%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%