How common is the surname Salomon?

6,745 people in the United States had the surname Salomon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,774 Americans. It ranked 5,182nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Salomon?

Junior Salomon, Beninese footballer, followed by Edward Salomon.

Where is the surname Salomon most common?

Wikidata records people named Salomon in Benin and the United States.

Is the surname Salomon getting more or less common?

More common. 5,345 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,745 in 2010, up 26%.

Is Salomon also a first name?

Yes. Salomon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Salomon

A surname, carried by 6,745 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S455 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salomon is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

Jewish, German, Dutch, Danish, Polish, French, Breton, Haitian, Mauritian, and Spanish (as Salomón) surname, all a variant of Solomon.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,745 people named Salomon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,774 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,345.

#5,182

rank among US surnames

6,745

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+26.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,929)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,177	Dumont	6,748	45,754
#5,178	Rath	6,747	45,760
#5,179	Kidder	6,746	45,767
#5,182	Fulcher	6,745	45,774

Who is named Salomon

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

41% of people named Salomon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 35% as white (not Hispanic) and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 41%
White (not Hispanic) 35%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Salomons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Junior Salomon
Beninese footballer, born 1986
Edward Salomon
American politician (1828-1909)

Notable Salomons come mostly from Benin (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Salomon

Salomon 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 Salomon come from?: Jewish, German, Dutch, Danish, Polish, French, Breton, Haitian, Mauritian, and Spanish (as Salomón) surname, all a variant of Solomon.
How common is the surname Salomon?: 6,745 people in the United States had the surname Salomon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,774 Americans. It ranked 5,182nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Salomon?: In the 2010 Census, 41% of people named Salomon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 35% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Salomon?: Junior Salomon, Beninese footballer, followed by Edward Salomon.
Where is the surname Salomon most common?: Wikidata records people named Salomon in Benin and the United States.
Is the surname Salomon getting more or less common?: More common. 5,345 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,745 in 2010, up 26%.
Is Salomon also a first name?: Yes. Salomon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.