Selway
English
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)
- A surname, from given names.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Selway is the 47966th 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