The surname Solomon
A Hebrew surname, carried by 46,534 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈsɑləmən/ 3 syllables Soundex S455 Also a first name
Origin
Hebrew origin
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.
One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 46,534 people named Solomon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,635 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 42,839.
Who is named Solomon
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
58% of people named Solomon identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 58%
- Black (not Hispanic) 32%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 3.1%
- Two or more races 2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Famous Solomons
22 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Susan SolomonAmerican atmospheric chemist, born 1956
- Simeon SolomonBritish artist (1840 – 1905)
- Harold SolomonAmerican tennis player (born 1952)
- Will SolomonAmerican basketball player (born 1978)
- Haym SolomonAmerican businessman, 1740–1785
- Ed SolomonAmerican writer, producer and director, born 1960
- Steven SolomonAustralian sprint athlete, born 1993
- Andrew SolomonAmerican journalist, born 1963
- Maynard SolomonAmerican music executive and musicologist; co-founder of Vanguard Records, music producer,, 1930–2020
- David M. SolomonAmerican banker and DJ, born 1962
- Richard SolomonAmerican basketball player (born 1992)
- Carl SolomonAmerican writer (1928–1993)
Notable Solomons come mostly from the United States (19), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and Australia (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Solomon has the Soundex code S455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S455.
Other Hebrew surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Solomon come from?
- 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.
- How common is the surname Solomon?
- 46,534 people in the United States had the surname Solomon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,635 Americans. It ranked 745th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Solomon?
- In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Solomon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Solomon?
- Susan Solomon, American atmospheric chemist, followed by Simeon Solomon.
- Where is the surname Solomon most common?
- Wikidata records people named Solomon in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia and 1 other country.
- How do you pronounce Solomon?
- Solomon is /ˈsɑləmən/, 3 syllables.
- Is the surname Solomon getting more or less common?
- More common. 42,839 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 46,534 in 2010, up 8.6%.
- Is Solomon also a first name?
- Yes. Solomon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.