As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SELF. SELFE. "The name of Sewlf (sea-wolf) occurs in a charter of Canute, and it is, probablj', the same as the Saulf in the Domesday of Derbyshire, where it is in the Scandinavian form." Ferguson.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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