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    The surname Salmons

    A patronymic surname, carried by 3,329 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S455

    Salmons: #9,736 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Salmons #9,736, 3,329 people Salmons: #9,736 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Salmons #9,736, 3,329 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salmons is more common than 94% of them.

    Origin

    From Salmon + -s. Patronymic from Salmon.

    Salmons is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,329 people named Salmons in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,744 Americans. That is up 8.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,077.

    #9,736
    rank among US surnames
    3,329
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.2%
    change since 2000 (was #9,684)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,733Frakes3,33292,661
    #9,734Strode3,33192,689
    #9,735Crispin3,33092,716
    #9,736Clymer3,32992,744

    Who is named Salmons

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

    92% of people named Salmons identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Salmonss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • John Salmons
      American basketball player (born 1979)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Salmons

    Salmons has the Soundex code S455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S455.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Salmons come from?
    From Salmon + -s. Patronymic from Salmon.
    How common is the surname Salmons?
    3,329 people in the United States had the surname Salmons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,744 Americans. It ranked 9,736th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Salmons?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Salmons identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Salmons?
    John Salmons, American basketball player (born 1979).
    Where is the surname Salmons most common?
    Wikidata records people named Salmons in the United States.
    What type of surname is Salmons?
    Salmons is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Salmons getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,077 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,329 in 2010, up 8.2%.