# Salazar (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/salazar/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A toponymic surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 152,703 |
| US rank (2010) | 179 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,022 people |
| Change since 2000 | +35% (113,468 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsæləzɑɹ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish Salazar, from archaic Basque Sarasaitzu (modern Zaraitzu).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Salazar in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.6% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 92% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Salazar in the United States, Cuba, Argentina and Colombia.

## People named Salazar

- Rosa Salazar, American actress (born 1985)
- María Elvira Salazar, American journalist and politician (born 1961)
- Alberto Salazar, American long-distance running coach, long-distance runner born in Cuba
- John Salazar, American politician
- Luciana Salazar, Argentine singer, model and actress (born 1980)
- Vicente Lucio Salazar, Acting President of Ecuador (1895)
- Michael Salazar, Belizean footballer
- Rubén Salazar, American journalist (1928–1970)
- Julia Salazar, American politician
- George Salazar, American actor

## Similar surnames

Salzer, Salasar, Schlosser, Salguero, Slusher, Slusser, Schleicher, Schoolcraft, Sliger, Selzer, Silguero, Slager.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.