Salinger Surname
Approximately 2,185 people bear this surname
Salinger Surname Definition:
(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from a place name) Salinger, or Solinger, is either a popular variant of the Hebrew name Solomon or from Solingen, a town in Germany.
Salinger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,153 | 1:314,362 | 28,754 |
| Germany | 314 | 1:256,387 | 27,596 |
| England | 159 | 1:350,428 | 25,285 |
| Austria | 113 | 1:75,358 | 11,422 |
| Czechia | 86 | 1:123,645 | 19,875 |
| Poland | 64 | 1:593,887 | 54,038 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 162 | 1:309,992 | 24,444 |
The alternate forms: Sälinger (190), Šalinger (83) & Sálinger (1) are calculated separately.
Salinger (22) may also be a first name.
Salinger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from a place name) Salinger, or Solinger, is either a popular variant of the Hebrew name Solomon or from Solingen, a town in Germany.
Salinger Demographics
Average Male Salinger Height
178.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Salinger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salinger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salinger is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant: Sälinger, Šalinger or Sálinger. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salinger? popularity and diffusion
The surname Salinger is the 192,671st most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,335,261 people. The last name Salinger is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Salinger live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 22 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,153 people, or 1 in 314,362. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 18 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.
Salinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Salinger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Salinger last name increased 712 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 883 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 683 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Salinger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Salinger surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Salinger are 5.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.61% registered with the party.
The amount Salinger earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 30.82% more than the national average, earning R 310,872 per year; in United States they earn 10% more than the national average, earning $47,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.66% more than the national average, earning $54,978 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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