The Origins of the family name Sellers

The roots of the ancient Scottish name Sellers are found among the people of a tribe known as the Picts.
Sellers is, variously, a name for a merchant, someone who worked in cellars, or a saddler.
Sellers is an occupational surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Occupational surnames were derived from the primary activity of the bearer. In the Middle Ages, people did not generally live off of the fruits of their labor in a particular job. Rather, they performed a specialized task, as well as farming, for subsistence.
Other occupational names were derived from an object associated with a particular activity.
This type of surname is called a metonymic surname. This surname applies to a variety of occupations. In the case of a merchant, the surname Sellers derives from an ancient derivitave of the Old English word, sell(en), which means, to sell. It also comes from the Old English word, sellan, which means to hand over, or deliver.
In the sense of a person who worked in cellars, Sellers is a metonymic occupational name, which comes from the Anglo Norman French word, celler. The cellars referred to in this example, would have been in mansions and other great houses.
In the final case, that of a saddler, the surname sellers comes from the Anglo Norman French word, seller, which is a derivative of the Latin word sellarius, which means seat, or saddle. This ancient occupation was extremely important in the Middle Ages, as horses were the primary mode of transportation.
The appearance of the printing press and the first dictionaries in the last few hundred years did much to standardize spelling. Prior to that time scribes spelled according to sound, a practice that resulted in many spelling variations.
Sellers has been spelled Seller, Sellers, Sellars, Sellors and others.
First found in Aberdeenshire, where they were seated from early times.
The expense of the crossing to the North American colonies seemed small beside the difficulties of remaining in Scotland. It was a long and hard trip, but at its end lay the reward of freedom. Some Scots remained faithful to England and called themselves United Empire Loyalists, while others fought in the American War of Independence. Much of this lost Scottish heritage has been recovered in the last century through clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations.
A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Sellers:
George Sellars settled in Philadelphia in 1854;
Thomas Sellars arrived in Philadelphia in 1880;
John Sellers arrived in Philadelphia in 1827;
Thomas Sellers settled in Philadelphia in 1846.