# Solomon (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/solomon/  
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 Hebrew.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 46,534 |
| US rank (2010) | 745 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,635 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.6% (42,839 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɑləmən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Latin Solomōn (variant of Salomon), from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ), from שָׁלוֹם (šālōm, “peace”). Doublet of Shlomo and Suleiman.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Solomon 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) | 58% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Solomon in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Solomon

- Susan Solomon, American atmospheric chemist
- Simeon Solomon, British artist (1840 – 1905)
- Harold Solomon, American tennis player (born 1952)
- Will Solomon, American basketball player (born 1978)
- Haym Solomon, American businessman
- Ed Solomon, American writer, producer and director
- Steven Solomon, Australian sprint athlete
- Andrew Solomon, American journalist
- Maynard Solomon, American music executive and musicologist; co-founder of Vanguard Records, music producer,
- David M. Solomon, American banker and DJ
- Richard Solomon, American basketball player (born 1992)
- Carl Solomon, American writer (1928–1993)

and 10 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Soliman, Soloman, Salmon, Salomon, Schulman, Shulman, Selman, Salamanca, Salamone, Salmons, Skillman, Salman.

## 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.