Seldon Family Crest & Name History

Some records give Selden; others give Seldon. Both point to the same English family name. Read literally, Seldon points to “A dweller in a valley where willow trees grew”. Before spelling was fixed, Selden was also written Seldon. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Seldon surname had 1,667 bearers. That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Seldon, so the heraldry linked to Selden is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Seldon report, with a museum-style coat of arms.