How common is the surname Salerno?

9,440 people in the United States had the surname Salerno in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,706 Americans. It ranked 3,751st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Salerno?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Salerno identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Salerno?

Anthony Salerno, American mobster (1911–1992), followed by Joseph Salerno.

Where is the surname Salerno most common?

Wikidata records people named Salerno in the United States.

Is the surname Salerno getting more or less common?

More common. 9,346 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,440 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Salerno

A Latin surname, carried by 9,440 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S465

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salerno is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

Latin origin

From Italian Salerno, from Latin Salernum.

One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,440 people named Salerno in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,706 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,346.

#3,751

rank among US surnames

9,440

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #3,498)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,742	Sibley	9,467	32,613
#3,743	Fairbanks	9,466	32,616
#3,744	Cockrell	9,465	32,620
#3,745	Haugen	9,461	32,633
#3,746	McClung	9,456	32,651
#3,747	Poirier	9,453	32,661
#3,748	Perryman	9,443	32,696

Who is named Salerno

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

93% of people named Salerno identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.1%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Salernos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anthony Salerno
American mobster (1911–1992)
Joseph Salerno
American economist, born 1950

Other Latin surnames

All 91 Latin surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Salerno come from?: From Italian Salerno, from Latin Salernum.
How common is the surname Salerno?: 9,440 people in the United States had the surname Salerno in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,706 Americans. It ranked 3,751st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Salerno?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Salerno identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Salerno?: Anthony Salerno, American mobster (1911–1992), followed by Joseph Salerno.
Where is the surname Salerno most common?: Wikidata records people named Salerno in the United States.
Is the surname Salerno getting more or less common?: More common. 9,346 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,440 in 2010, up 1.0%.