How common is the surname Saldana?

34,434 people in the United States had the surname Saldana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,966 Americans. It ranked 1,015th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Saldana?

Zoe Saldaña, American actress, dancer, and model (born 1978), followed by Theresa Saldana.

Where is the surname Saldana most common?

Wikidata records people named Saldana in the United States.

Is the surname Saldana getting more or less common?

More common. 25,386 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,434 in 2010, up 36%.

The surname Saldana

A Spanish surname, carried by 34,434 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Saldana is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

From Spanish Saldaña.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 34,434 people named Saldana in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,966 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,386.

#1,015

rank among US surnames

34,434

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+35.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,273)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,006	McGrath	34,871	8,854
#1,007	Kaufman	34,844	8,861
#1,008	Holden	34,824	8,866
#1,009	Krause	34,722	8,892
#1,010	Baird	34,721	8,892
#1,011	Riggs	34,506	8,948
#1,012	Braun	34,491	8,951

Who is named Saldana

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Saldana identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 4.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Two or more races 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Saldanas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zoe Saldaña
American actress, dancer, and model (born 1978)
Theresa Saldana
American actress (1954–2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Saldana

Saldana has the Soundex code S435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S435.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Saldana come from?: From Spanish Saldaña.
How common is the surname Saldana?: 34,434 people in the United States had the surname Saldana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,966 Americans. It ranked 1,015th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Saldana?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Saldana identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Saldana?: Zoe Saldaña, American actress, dancer, and model (born 1978), followed by Theresa Saldana.
Where is the surname Saldana most common?: Wikidata records people named Saldana in the United States.
Is the surname Saldana getting more or less common?: More common. 25,386 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,434 in 2010, up 36%.