# Salvador (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/salvador/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish or Portuguese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,021 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,772 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,711 people |
| Change since 2000 | +48% (8,827 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsælvədɔɹ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish and Portuguese Salvador, chiefly various placenames honoring Jesus Christ, from Spanish and Portuguese salvador (“savior”), from Latin salvator, from salvāre (“to save”) + -tor (forming agent nouns). In Spanish placenames, frequently a clipping of Spanish San Salvador (“Holy Savior”). Doublet of savior, Salvator, and Salvatore.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Salvador in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 58% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 23% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Salvador in Brazil and Spain.

## People named Salvador

- Malvino Salvador, Brazilian actor and model
- Cristian Salvador, association football player

## Similar surnames

Salvatore, Salvatierra, Salvato, Salvati, Selvidge.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.