Salmons Surname

87,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Salmons Surname Definition:

Salmon's (Son): v. Salmon.

Salmons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8301:94,63710,617
England9591:58,1006,977
South Africa3111:174,20519,257
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
Canada821:449,33638,948
Spain621:754,06531,946
Australia541:499,92037,885
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Wales81:386,81619,671
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
France51:13,284,544357,392
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4161:58,5956,887
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7971:63,0106,880

Salmons (14) may also be a first name.

Salmons Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Salmon's (Son): v. Salmon.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Salmons Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Salmons Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Salmons is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salmons? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salmons is the 87,132nd most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,319,252 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Salmons reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Salmons is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 14 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,830 people, or 1 in 94,637. In The United States Salmons is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 13 percent live, Missouri, where 12 percent live and West Virginia, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Salmons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Salmons has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 481 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 231 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salmons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Salmons surname are 17.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Salmons earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.98% less than the national average, earning R 140,244 per year; in United States they earn 8.32% less than the national average, earning $39,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.56% more than the national average, earning $66,357 CAD per year.

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Salmons Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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