Salters Surname

124,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Salters Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the salthouse,' a manifest corruption; v. instances in Salthouse.

Salters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8891:125,46213,327
Netherlands2591:65,20111,174
South Africa2251:240,79024,675
England1381:403,75427,757
Northern Ireland821:22,5002,605
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Saint Kitts and Nevis161:3,450449
India91:85,229,487684,495
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2881:174,37015,649

Salters (18) may also be a first name.

Salters Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the salthouse,' a manifest corruption; v. instances in Salthouse.

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

Salters Last Name Facts

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

Salters is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Salters.

How Common Is The Last Name Salters? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,370th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,987,874 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Salters reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,889 people, or 1 in 125,462. In The United States Salters is most common in: South Carolina, where 20 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Salters exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Salters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Salters has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,003 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 476 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salters Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Salters surname are 7.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.07% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Salters earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 15.81% more than the national average, earning R 275,208 per year; in United States they earn 12.33% less than the national average, earning $37,827 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.18% more than the national average, earning $57,223 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saulters93910/
Shalters9369/
Saltters930/
Solters8644/
Calters864/
Saltors860/
Chalters801/
Soulters801/
Sholters801/
Shelters800/
Solthers800/
Sheulters751/
Scholters750/
Shoulters750/
Soltars7111/
Colters715/
Coltters6745/
Coulters6717/
Sheltirs670/
Chaltirs670/
Scholthirs590/

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