Self is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Self
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Dweller near a rock, or ledge, such as a riverbank.

The name of Sewlf (sea-wolf) occurs in a charter of Canute, and it is, probably, the sameas the Saulf in the Domesday of Derbyshire, where it is in the Scandinavian form.

The form of the Selves. The son of Self.

The form of Shelf. 1. A township of Halifax, county of York. 2. Scholar Ferguson thinks from a Teutonic hero called Scelf or Scylf, the presumed founder of the Scylfingas, a Scandinavian tribe.

How popular is Self?

Self is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Tanzania, India, Saudi Arabia.

Self is ranked 15415 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Self bearers increased by 2.79 per cent in 2010 US census to 23595 since 2000, the surname slipped by 94 spots and ranked at 1520. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.29 90.28
Black 5.51 5.17
Hispanic or Latino 2.49 1.6
Others 1.89 1.42
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.36 1.18
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.46 0.36
Self is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Bermuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 36173 people have been found who wears Self as their family name. Self is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Self:
1,471 United States30,595
Countries with thousands of Self:
2,574 England3,096
Countries with hundreds of Self:
6,085 Australia553
8,213 Canada510
17,178 Tanzania263
116,010 India173
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,572 New Zealand98
3,399 Wales91
61,221 Italy83
52,802 South Africa71
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,282 Trinidad and Tobago42
86,474 Iran28
10,357 Scotland28
48,277 Malaysia27
194,228 Brazil24
14,824 Dominican Republic23
163,016 Germany21
53,219 Belgium20
9,475 Ireland19
39,210 Israel16
67,428 Spain14
78,087 Uganda14
18,211 Singapore13
5,530 China13
269,324 France12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
277,641 Nigeria10
44,190 Norway9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
84,476 Zimbabwe9
1,286 Bermuda7
2,872 Jersey7
77,571 Switzerland6
12,899 Northern Ireland6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Servant Maria Self from Bavaria aboard the Emilie from Bremen. She is registered to be 23 years old when she arrived in New York on August 27, 1855. Carl Self, Christine Self, aged 33, 11 months old Pauline Self, Peter Self, are other Self that migrated to US.

Self Namesakes

  • Keiron Self, Welsh British actor and writer most famous for playing Roger Bailey
  • Peter Self, English journalist, academic
  • Will Self, English television personality, journalist
  • Bill Self, Billy Eugene Self Jr
  • Steve Self, Canadian retired ice hockey forward
  • William Edwin Self, American television and feature film producer
  • Ronnie Self, United States rockabilly singer and songwriter
  • At War with Self, project conceived by multi-instrumentalist Glenn Snelwar
  • David Self, American screenwriter best known as the author of the screenplays for the films 'The Haunting'
  • Ounce of Self, American heavy metal band
  • Todd Self, former Major League Baseball first baseman/outfielder

Self Namesakes

  • Keiron Self, Welsh British actor and writer most famous for playing Roger Bailey
  • Peter Self, English journalist, academic
  • Will Self, English television personality, journalist
  • Bill Self, Billy Eugene Self Jr
  • Steve Self, Canadian retired ice hockey forward
  • William Edwin Self, American television and feature film producer
  • Ronnie Self, United States rockabilly singer and songwriter
  • At War with Self, project conceived by multi-instrumentalist Glenn Snelwar
  • David Self, American screenwriter best known as the author of the screenplays for the films 'The Haunting'
  • Ounce of Self, American heavy metal band
  • Todd Self, former Major League Baseball first baseman/outfielder

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