Selvin

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Selvin (countable and uncountable, plural Selvins)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Warrick County, Indiana, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Selvin is the 95545^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 191 individuals. Selvin is most common among White (67.54%) and Black/African American (16.75%) individuals.

Further reading

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