About Seltman
The surname Seltman is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "selte," meaning "salt." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a name for someone involved in the salt trade or someone who worked in a salt mine or saltworks. The suffix "-man" indicates that the person was a man associated with this occupation. Therefore, the surname Seltman can be interpreted as "salt man" or "salt worker."
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The surname Seltman is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Seltman based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Seltman in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Seltman using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.