Salthouse Surname

416,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Salthouse Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the salthouse,' the place where salt was made from sea-water by evaporation. Middle English salt, Dutch zout. v. Southouse. In the first instance below I suspect the occupation of souter (shoemaker) is accidental.

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Salthouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4381:127,21012,694
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Australia601:449,92835,109
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Wales141:221,03813,576
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
France21:33,211,361423,184
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4221:57,7626,802
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Salthouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the salthouse,' the place where salt was made from sea-water by evaporation. Middle English salt, Dutch zout. v. Southouse. In the first instance below I suspect the occupation of souter (shoemaker) is accidental. But, if not, Southouse in London Directories is an abbreviation of Souter-house, the shoemaker's house. I had a Soutergate in my late parish (Ulverston), i.e. the shoemaker's road. But this abbreviation would scarcely occur in a formal record in 1379. It is far more natural to make Southouse, the surname, a variant of Salthouse. Two small places, a Salthouse in Lytham, and a Salthouse in Furness, where salt was obtained from sea-water, have originated two families of Salthouse in North Lancashire.

Simon del Southouse, souter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Adam de Salthus, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(This is the parish of Salthouse, Norfolk.)

Janet Saltehowse, of Pulton. 1562: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Agnes Saltus, of Ulverston, 1596. ibid.

John Salthouse, of Saltcoathouses, 1661: ibid.

William Saltus, of Banke, 1662: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at a Salt- House (place where salt was made) [Middle English salthus, Old English s(e)alt-hús]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Lancashire, Norfolk.

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

Salthouse is a name now mostly confined to Lancashire. De Salthus was a Norfolk name in the 13th century (H. R.); there is a parish of Salthouse in that county, and De Salthouse was a common clerical name in that county in the 14th century (Blomefield's "Norfolk"). Salthouse is a Norfolk parish.

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

Salthouse Last Name Facts

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

Salthouse is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Salthouse.

How Common Is The Last Name Salthouse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 416,572nd most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 8,727,600 people. Salthouse occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Salthouse reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 438 people, or 1 in 127,210. In England Salthouse is mostly found in: Lancashire, where 41 percent are found, Greater London, where 12 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 12 percent are found. Outside of England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and New Zealand, where 11 percent are found.

Salthouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Salthouse has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Salthouse last name expanded 104 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 676 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salthouse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Salthouse are 14.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Salthouse earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.43% less than the national average, earning R 158,184 per year; in United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.93% less than the national average, earning $39,284 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salthhouse950/
Salthous941/
Salthause890/
Salthus881/
Saltos8024,662/
Saltus80485/
Saltise7539/
Shaltus7512/
Saultos751/
Saltuis750/
Saltost750/
Saultus750/
Saltouch711/
Schaldthaus700/
Saltas67579/
Soltus67381/
Zaltos6733/
Soltos672/
Saltuz671/

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