How common is the surname Salina?

613 people in the United States had the surname Salina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 503,663 Americans. It ranked 36,477th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Salina getting more or less common?

More common. 608 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 613 in 2010, up 0.8%.

Is Salina also a first name?

Yes. Salina is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Salina

A Spanish surname, carried by 613 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S450 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salina is more common than 77.5% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

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

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 613 people named Salina in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 503,663 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 608.

#36,477

rank among US surnames

613

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #35,106)

Who is named Salina

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

56% of people named Salina identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 39% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 56%
White (not Hispanic) 39%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Two or more races 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Salina

Salina has the Soundex code S450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S450.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Salina come from?: Uncertain, possibly a variant of, or a coinage inspired by, Selina. The place name seems an unlikely source.
How common is the surname Salina?: 613 people in the United States had the surname Salina in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 503,663 Americans. It ranked 36,477th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Salina?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Salina identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 39% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Salina getting more or less common?: More common. 608 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 613 in 2010, up 0.8%.
Is Salina also a first name?: Yes. Salina is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.