Selway

English

Alternative forms

• Selvey, Selvy

Etymology

From the Middle English personal name Salewi, probably from an unattested Old English personal name *Sǣlwīġ, composed of the elements sǣl (“happiness, prosperity, opportunity”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).

Proper noun

Selway (plural Selways)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Selway is the 47966^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 441 individuals. Selway is most common among White (93.2%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Selway”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.