The Selfe Family Name

Selfe is an established spelling of the English surname Self. The name is generally explained as “Sea wolf”.

• About 299 people in the United States were recorded as Selfe in 2010, placing it 66,164 on the national list. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames.
• Selfe adds “e” to Self, a small change that appeared as the name was written down.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Selfe, so the heraldry linked to Self is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Selfe family name pack.