How common is the surname Saldivar?

17,250 people in the United States had the surname Saldivar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,898 Americans. It ranked 2,097th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Saldivar?

Yolanda Saldívar, American convicted murderer.

Where is the surname Saldivar most common?

Wikidata records people named Saldivar in the United States.

Is the surname Saldivar getting more or less common?

More common. 13,095 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,250 in 2010, up 32%.

The surname Saldivar

A Spanish surname, carried by 17,250 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S431

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Saldivar is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Saldívar, from Basque Zaldivar.

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 17,250 people named Saldivar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,898 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,095.

#2,097

rank among US surnames

17,250

people in 2010

5.8

per 100,000 Americans

+31.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,530)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,088	Schuster	17,325	17,821
#2,089	Bagley	17,324	17,822
#2,090	Montero	17,314	17,832
#2,091	Stringer	17,300	17,847
#2,092	Whitt	17,293	17,854
#2,093	Eckert	17,269	17,879
#2,095	McGovern	17,257	17,891

Who is named Saldivar

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

93% of people named Saldivar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Two or more races 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Saldivars

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Yolanda Saldívar
American convicted murderer, born 1960

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Saldivar come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Saldívar, from Basque Zaldivar.
How common is the surname Saldivar?: 17,250 people in the United States had the surname Saldivar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,898 Americans. It ranked 2,097th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Saldivar?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Saldivar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Saldivar?: Yolanda Saldívar, American convicted murderer.
Where is the surname Saldivar most common?: Wikidata records people named Saldivar in the United States.
Is the surname Saldivar getting more or less common?: More common. 13,095 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,250 in 2010, up 32%.