How common is the surname Sallis?

1,011 people in the United States had the surname Sallis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 305,386 Americans. It ranked 24,685th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sallis?

James Sallis, American writer, followed by Hunter Sallis.

Where is the surname Sallis most common?

Wikidata records people named Sallis in the United States.

Is the surname Sallis getting more or less common?

More common. 945 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,011 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Sallis

A surname, carried by 1,011 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sallis is more common than 84.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,011 people named Sallis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 305,386 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 945.

#24,685

rank among US surnames

1,011

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #24,744)

Who is named Sallis

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

57% of people named Sallis identified as Black (not Hispanic), 34% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 57%
White (not Hispanic) 34%
Two or more races 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Salliss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Sallis
American writer, 1944–2026
Hunter Sallis
American basketball player (born 2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sallis

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

Questions

How common is the surname Sallis?: 1,011 people in the United States had the surname Sallis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 305,386 Americans. It ranked 24,685th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sallis?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Sallis identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 34% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sallis?: James Sallis, American writer, followed by Hunter Sallis.
Where is the surname Sallis most common?: Wikidata records people named Sallis in the United States.
Is the surname Sallis getting more or less common?: More common. 945 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,011 in 2010, up 7.0%.