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    The surname Salter

    An occupational surname, carried by 14,641 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S436

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salter is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    * As an English surname, from the noun salter. Sometimes confused with Souter; also compare Saltman. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English sautreour (“player of psaltery”). Compare Rutter. * As a German surname, northern variant of Salzer. * As a French surname, Americanized from Salois.

    Salter is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 14,641 people named Salter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,088 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,991.

    #2,462
    rank among US surnames
    14,641
    people in 2010
    5.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.6%
    change since 2000 (was #2,375)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,453Hummel14,71520,982
    #2,454Almanza14,70820,992
    #2,455Merchant14,69221,015
    #2,456Grubb14,67321,042
    #2,458Harman14,65821,063
    #2,459Durbin14,65021,075
    #2,460Gaytan14,64721,079

    Who is named Salter

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

    70% of people named Salter identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 25%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Salters

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • James Salter
      American novelist and short-story writer (1925–2015)
    • Susanna M. Salter
      American politician and activist (1860–1961)
    • Hans J. Salter
      American composer (1896-1994)

    Notable Salters come mostly from the United States (2) and Austria (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Salter

    Salter has the Soundex code S436, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S436.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Salter come from?
    * As an English surname, from the noun salter. Sometimes confused with Souter; also compare Saltman. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English sautreour (“player of psaltery”). Compare Rutter. * As a German surname, northern variant of Salzer. * As a French surname, Americanized from Salois.
    How common is the surname Salter?
    14,641 people in the United States had the surname Salter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,088 Americans. It ranked 2,462nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Salter?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Salter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Salter?
    James Salter, American novelist and short-story writer (1925–2015), followed by Susanna M. Salter.
    Where is the surname Salter most common?
    Wikidata records people named Salter in the United States and Austria.
    What type of surname is Salter?
    Salter is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Salter getting more or less common?
    More common. 13,991 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,641 in 2010, up 4.6%.