How common is the surname Salzer?

1,543 people in the United States had the surname Salzer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,094 Americans. It ranked 18,068th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Salzer?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Salzer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Salzer?

Lionel Wilson, American actor (1924-2003).

Where is the surname Salzer most common?

Wikidata records people named Salzer in the United States.

Is the surname Salzer getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,543 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Salzer

A surname, carried by 1,543 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salzer is more common than 88.9% of them.

Origin

German surname for a salter, see Salz (“salt”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,543 people named Salzer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 200,094 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,557.

#18,068

rank among US surnames

1,543

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #16,871)

Who is named Salzer

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

94% of people named Salzer identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Salzers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lionel Wilson
American actor (1924-2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Salzer

Salzer has the Soundex code S426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S426.

Questions

Where does the surname Salzer come from?: German surname for a salter, see Salz (“salt”).
How common is the surname Salzer?: 1,543 people in the United States had the surname Salzer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,094 Americans. It ranked 18,068th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Salzer?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Salzer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Salzer?: Lionel Wilson, American actor (1924-2003).
Where is the surname Salzer most common?: Wikidata records people named Salzer in the United States.
Is the surname Salzer getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,543 in 2010, down 0.9%.