The Sellier surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 255 people carried this name — #75,564 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 253 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 4,594 people named Sellier.
53 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 90 départements, most often Somme.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 181 people named Sellier live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Sellier,
with a public archive behind them.
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Louis Sellier 1790–1870 · industrialist -
Henri Sellier 1848–1899 · opera singer -
Henri Sellier 1848–1899 · opera singer -
François-Noël Sellier 1737–1782 · copper engraver
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Louis Sellier 1757– · copper engraver
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François-Édouard Sellier 1795–1869 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sellier.
When the index is not enough
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