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    The surname Salzmann

    A German surname, carried by 681 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈsɑːltsmən/ 2 syllables Soundex S425

    Salzmann: #33,499 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Salzmann #33,499, 681 people Salzmann: #33,499 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Salzmann #33,499, 681 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salzmann is more common than 79.4% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    German and Jewish surname, from Salz (“salt”) + Mann (“man”). Compare Salzman, Salsman, Saltman, Saltsman, Saltzman.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 681 people named Salzmann in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 453,371 Americans. That is down 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 695.

    #33,499
    rank among US surnames
    681
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2%
    change since 2000 (was #31,492)

    Who is named Salzmann

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

    94% of people named Salzmann identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Salzmanns

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Urs Salzmann
      Bobsledder, born 1954

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Salzmann

    Salzmann has the Soundex code S425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S425.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Salzmann come from?
    German and Jewish surname, from Salz (“salt”) + Mann (“man”). Compare Salzman, Salsman, Saltman, Saltsman, Saltzman.
    How common is the surname Salzmann?
    681 people in the United States had the surname Salzmann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 453,371 Americans. It ranked 33,499th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Salzmann?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Salzmann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Salzmann?
    Urs Salzmann, bobsledder.
    Where is the surname Salzmann most common?
    Wikidata records people named Salzmann in Switzerland.
    How do you pronounce Salzmann?
    Salzmann is /ˈsɑːltsmən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Salzmann getting more or less common?
    Less common. 695 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 681 in 2010, down 2.0%.