Zellar

The Zellar Tribe is represented here by Lord William of Wake in North Carolina. This surname applies to a variety of occupations. In the case of a merchant, the surname Zellar 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, Zellar is a metonymic occupational name, which comes from the Anglo Norman French word, celler.