Saltern Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Saltern Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Saltern; or Dweller at a Salt-Work [Old English s(e)alt-ern]

Saltern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
England451:1,238,17956,985
Canada371:995,82774,831
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Saltern Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Saltern; or Dweller at a Salt-Work [Old English s(e)alt-ern]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Saltern Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saltern is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saltern? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,244,200th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name Saltern occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Saltern live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Saltern is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 3,553,519. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Utah, where 58 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 21 percent reside and Nevada, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 20 percent reside.

Saltern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Saltern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Saltern last name increased 2,040 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saltern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saltern surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Saltern earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $43,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.42% less than the national average, earning $45,501 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saltearn9310/
Salteren935/
Salterin931/
Soltern860/
Saltarin802,777/
Saltaren80536/
Saltarín8014/
Saltyrin801/
Calterin801/
Saltarìn801/
Saltorin801/
Sheltern800/
Saltharin751/
Coltern710/
Shelthorn630/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saltern
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