# Salina (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 613 |
| US rank (2010) | 36,477 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 503,663 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.8% (608 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Uncertain, possibly a variant of, or a coinage inspired by, Selina. The place name seems an unlikely source.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Salina 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) | 39% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 56% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Similar surnames

Salim, Salama, Salaam, Salameh, Salemi, Salam, Salm, Sloan, Solano, Slone, Salem, Sloane.

## 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.