Salter Surname

14,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Salter Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the Salter,' a manufacturer or dealer in salt; compare Salthouse. The Salters'Company was early among the London Guilds.

John le Saltere, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nygel le Salter, Wiltshire, ibid.

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Salter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,4891:19,6042,463
England10,5381:5,287737
Australia5,2021:5,189749
Canada2,2781:16,1752,339
Wales6661:4,646506
New Zealand5461:8,2941,412
South Africa3721:145,63916,615
Scotland2311:23,1772,598
Ireland2151:21,9022,197
Turkey1761:442,16726,106
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Spain621:754,06531,946
France491:1,355,566135,191
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Austria331:258,04330,255
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Isle of Man291:2,959610
Jamaica281:102,4984,206
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Guernsey221:2,929767
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India131:59,005,029552,550
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Israel111:777,96750,646
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Norway101:514,22941,629
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Belize61:59,2462,743
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
China51:273,464,31313,838
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2531:17,5092,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,5441:3,725530
Wales1861:8,432522
Scotland951:39,4023,023
Jersey111:4,717830
Guernsey61:5,443949
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9471:17,0412,171

Salter (149) may also be a first name.

Salter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the Salter,' a manufacturer or dealer in salt; compare Salthouse. The Salters'Company was early among the London Guilds.

John le Saltere, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nygel le Salter, Wiltshire, ibid.

Ralph le Salter, Close Rolls, 20 Edward I.

Thomas le Saltar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Willelmus Salter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

'Thomas de Wollay, Salter, 1379: ibid.

(a) Occup. 'the sautreour,' a player on the psaltery, or 'gay sawtrye,' as Chaucer styles it. A stringed instrument of the harp class.

William le Sautreour. Riley's Memorials of London.

Janetto la Sautreour, minstrel of Queen Isabelle, Close Roll, 2 Edward III.

This would easily get corrupted to Salter, as the form psalterie was in use in the lath century.

1597. Married — William Prior and Margaret Salter: St. Mary Aldermary.

1618. Edmund Rolfe and Dorothy Salter: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the occupation, Old English seaitere, saltere, a dealer in salt (Klump, Die altenglischen Handwerhernamen, p. 67). An old surname in the joint parish of Larbert and Dunipace. Richard Salter held a land in Musselburgh in 1437 (Soltre, p. 52), and Robe Salter appears in Stirling in 1524 (SBR., p. 20).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Salt Worker or Dealer [Middle English salter(e, Old English s(e)altere— s(e)alt, salt + the agential suff. -ere] Sealtere, hwæt us fremað cræft þín? (Salter, of what benefit is thy craft to us?).—Ælfrici Colloq., late 10th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who processed, or sold, salt; one who came from Salter (salt hut), in Cumberland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A maker of salt-a business of great importance in the middle ages, when the produce of the land was almost entirely consumed on the spot, and immense quantities of victuals of all kinds had to he salted, in order that they might be kept the whole year round. Wright's Vocab. p. 9.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A name of trade, one who sells salt.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

William Salatre, Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Beatrice and William le Salter, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

A. Solter; from the Dutch, Selter; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Salter: a salt-boiler.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Salter is a common name in the Exeter district The Salterns, now scantily represented in the county, were an old Bideford family in the 16th and 17th centuries (Wat.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Salter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salter occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,105th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 184,490 people. The surname Salter is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Salter reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 754,880th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 149 people.

Salter is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 18,489 people, or 1 in 19,604. In The United States Salter is most frequent in: Alabama, where 11 percent reside, Georgia, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 84 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Salter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Salter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Salter surname rose 627 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 358 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 15 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Salter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Salter surname are 20.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Salter earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.3% less than the national average, earning 310,420 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.06% more than the national average, earning R 287,676 per year; in United States they earn 4.82% less than the national average, earning $41,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.08% more than the national average, earning $55,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saulter921,484/
Shalter9293/
Salteur9249/
Saltier926/
Scalter923/
Saltert922/
Saltter922/
Salther921/
Saltere921/
Sealter920/
Salte912,154/
Schalter86143/
Saultier8674/
Shaulter8614/
Salterød869/
Salthier862/
Salterøe862/
D'Salter861/
Solter83688/
Calter83208/
Saltet83167/
Saltre8387/
Salthe8372/
Shalte8372/
Saltee8365/
Saltes8358/
Zalter8349/
Xalter8345/
Saltey8310/
Saltie837/
Saulte833/
Jalter832/
Saltej831/
Saltir831/
Saltez831/
Salteh831/
Saltte831/
Sealte830/
Salterová805/
Schaltter802/
Schalther801/
Sholter77138/
Shelter7755/
Schalte7745/
Shaltes7733/
Soulter7730/
Saltesz7718/
Saltees7713/
Zhalter7711/
Saultes7711/
Saltrøe7711/
Solther7710/
Saltess777/
Jalther775/
Chalter773/
Calteer772/
Shaltei772/
Caltter771/
Zahlter771/
Seulter771/
Shalthe771/
Soltier771/
Shalteh771/
Salteas771/
Szolter771/
Calther770/
Saltire770/
Scolter770/
Shaulte770/
Shaltre770/
Seilter770/
Saultez770/
Saultre770/
Zalte734,036/
Salta733,415/
Salti732,681/
Solte73248/
Salty7394/
Saltá736/
Šalte731/
Scholter71180/
Saltaire7113/
Shoulter718/
Joselter713/
Sateltes712/
Salteich711/
Chealter711/
Sheltter711/
Sealtech711/
Chaulter710/
Soultier710/
Schaulte710/
Scoulter710/
Sailette710/
Colter675,034/
Soltes671,855/
Saltis67617/
Saltirova67266/
Chalte67253/
Saltys6799/
Soltez6799/
Saltay6757/
Salthy6741/
Jaltir6732/
Sjolte6731/
Shalti6723/
Sholte6716/
Shalta6714/
Zalthe6710/
Saalti678/
Soltea677/
Zolter674/
Zaltte674/
Sollte674/
Shalty674/
Saltty674/
Saltha674/
Saltti674/
Saltaj673/
Saltai673/
Saltta673/
Solteu672/
Soltre672/
Soltie672/
Saltio672/
Sialti672/
Saldta671/
Saltiy671/
Zallte671/
Zaltei671/
Scholtter671/
Schoulter671/
Sealty671/
Soulte671/
Salthi671/
Zahlte671/
Hsalti671/
Zsolte671/
Soltet671/
Solteß671/
Sailta671/
Saalta671/
Saltaa671/
Saltyi671/
Saltés671/
Schaaltje671/
Caltir671/
Scheulter671/
Scheaulte670/
Scheilter670/
Saulty670/

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