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    The surname Salles

    A French surname, carried by 601 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S420

    Salles: #37,125 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Salles #37,125, 601 people Salles: #37,125 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Salles #37,125, 601 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salles is more common than 77.1% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Two main origins: * Borrowed from French Salles. * Borrowed from Catalan Sallés.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 601 people named Salles in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 513,720 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 579.

    #37,125
    rank among US surnames
    601
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.8%
    change since 2000 (was #36,463)

    Who is named Salles

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

    73% of people named Salles identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 73%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 20%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Salless

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Walter Salles
      Brazilian film director, screenwriter and film producer, born 1956
    • Mauricio Salles
      Brazilian association football player, born 1978
    • João Moreira Salles
      Brazilian film director (born 1962)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Salles

    Salles has the Soundex code S420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S420.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Salles come from?
    Two main origins: * Borrowed from French Salles. * Borrowed from Catalan Sallés.
    How common is the surname Salles?
    601 people in the United States had the surname Salles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 513,720 Americans. It ranked 37,125th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Salles?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Salles identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Salles?
    Walter Salles, Brazilian film director, screenwriter and film producer, followed by Mauricio Salles.
    Where is the surname Salles most common?
    Wikidata records people named Salles in Brazil.
    Is the surname Salles getting more or less common?
    More common. 579 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 601 in 2010, up 3.8%.