How common is the surname Salm?

1,076 people in the United States had the surname Salm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 286,938 Americans. It ranked 23,587th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Salm?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Salm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Salm?

Florentin, 4th Prince of Salm-Salm, (1786-1846).

Where is the surname Salm most common?

Wikidata records people named Salm in Germany.

Is the surname Salm getting more or less common?

More common. 1,031 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,076 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Salm

A surname, carried by 1,076 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salm is more common than 85.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,076 people named Salm in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 286,938 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,031.

#23,587

rank among US surnames

1,076

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #23,128)

Who is named Salm

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

96% of people named Salm identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 0.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Salms

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Florentin, 4th Prince of Salm-Salm
(1786-1846)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Salm

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

Questions

How common is the surname Salm?: 1,076 people in the United States had the surname Salm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 286,938 Americans. It ranked 23,587th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Salm?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Salm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Salm?: Florentin, 4th Prince of Salm-Salm, (1786-1846).
Where is the surname Salm most common?: Wikidata records people named Salm in Germany.
Is the surname Salm getting more or less common?: More common. 1,031 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,076 in 2010, up 4.4%.