Selkirk (surname)

For other uses, see Selkirk.

SelkirkOrigin

Language(s)| Scots
Meaning| "hall", "manor" + "church"
Region of origin| Scotland
Other names
Variant form(s)| Sailcirc; Shailcirc

Selkirk is a Scottish surname. The name is a habitational name, derived from Selkirk, located on the Scottish Borders. The place name is derived from the Middle English elements sale, sele, meaning "hall", "manor"; and kirk, meaning "church".[1] The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is Sailcirc (masculine),[2] and Shailcirc (feminine).

## List of people with the surname[edit]

* Alexander Selkirk (1676–1721), a Scottish sailor who spent four years as a castaway when he was marooned on an uninhabited island; he is supposed to be inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719)
* Andrew Selkirk (born ?), British archaeologist and magazine editor
* Elisabeth Selkirk (born 1945), American theoretical linguist
* George Selkirk (1908–1987), Canadian baseball player
* J. B. Selkirk (James Brown Selkirk; 1832–1904), Scottish poet and essayist
* Jamie Selkirk (born 1947), New Zealand film editor and producer
* John Selkirk (1782–1843), British songwriter
* Neil Selkirk (born 1947), British-born American photographer
* Patricia Margaret Selkirk (born 1942), Australian plant biologist and ecologist
* Rebecca Selkirk (born 1993), South African chess player
* Russell Selkirk (1905–1993), American politician
* Diane Selkirk (born 1967), Canadian journalist

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 21 September 2010. which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. for the surname "Selkirk".
2. ^ Mark, Colin (2006), The Gaelic-English Dictionary, London: Routledge, p. 722, ISBN 0-203-22259-8

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