How common is the surname Salley?

5,392 people in the United States had the surname Salley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,260 Americans. It ranked 6,327th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Salley?

John Salley, American basketball player (born 1964).

Where is the surname Salley most common?

Wikidata records people named Salley in the United States.

Is the surname Salley getting more or less common?

More common. 5,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,392 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Salley

A surname, carried by 5,392 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salley is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,392 people named Salley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,260 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,376.

#6,327

rank among US surnames

5,392

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,895)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,323	Demoss	5,399	57,186
#6,325	Hash	5,397	57,207
#6,326	Overman	5,396	57,217
#6,327	Delano	5,392	57,260
#6,329	Pilcher	5,391	57,271

Who is named Salley

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

55% of people named Salley identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 41%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Salleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Salley
American basketball player (born 1964)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Salley

Salley has the Soundex code S400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S400.

Questions

How common is the surname Salley?: 5,392 people in the United States had the surname Salley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,260 Americans. It ranked 6,327th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Salley?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Salley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Salley?: John Salley, American basketball player (born 1964).
Where is the surname Salley most common?: Wikidata records people named Salley in the United States.
Is the surname Salley getting more or less common?: More common. 5,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,392 in 2010, up 0.3%.