Salton Surname

157,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Salton Surname Definition:

From Salton in East Lothian. William de Saulton of Linlithgow was one of those appointed to treat for the ransom of David II in 1357 (CDE., p. 20). John Saltoun and James Saltoun were burgesses of Linlithgow in 1536 (] ohnsoun), Henry Saultoun, baker in Linlithqw, 1547 (Binns, 41), James Saltoune was merchand burgis of Edinburghe in 1657 (Retours, Linlithgow, 195), and Harie Saltoun, servitor to the widow Hanna, was released from the Canongate Tolbooth, Edinburgh, in 1683 (BOEC.

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Salton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,0321:207,4367,988
United States6151:589,36448,128
England3111:179,15816,199
Australia1641:164,60817,026
France1461:454,95065,144
Italy1391:439,97647,271
Scotland881:60,8394,966
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Canada551:669,92054,285
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Wales101:309,45316,869
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2061:118,32711,338
Scotland861:43,5263,182
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Salton (106) may also be a first name.

Salton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Salton in East Lothian. William de Saulton of Linlithgow was one of those appointed to treat for the ransom of David II in 1357 (CDE., p. 20). John Saltoun and James Saltoun were burgesses of Linlithgow in 1536 (] ohnsoun), Henry Saultoun, baker in Linlithqw, 1547 (Binns, 41), James Saltoune was merchand burgis of Edinburghe in 1657 (Retours, Linlithgow, 195), and Harie Saltoun, servitor to the widow Hanna, was released from the Canongate Tolbooth, Edinburgh, in 1683 (BOEC., VIII, p, 145).

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

(English) belonging to Salton = 1 the Hall- Enclosure [Old English sœl = Old Norse sal-r, a hall + tún] 2 the Willow-Enclosure [Old English s(e)alh, a willow + tún] The Yorks Salton was Saletun in Domesday-Book. The Haddington Salton was Sawilton in the 13th cent.

There has been some confusion with Saltern, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Salton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salton occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 157,333rd most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,621,419 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Salton live; 38 percent live in South America and 37 percent live in Luso-South America. Salton is also the 915,176th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 106 people.

The last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,032 people, or 1 in 207,436. In Brazil Salton is most prevalent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 46 percent live, São Paulo, where 26 percent live and Paraná, where 10 percent live. Beside Brazil it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Salton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Salton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 473 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Salton surname are 25.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.5% registered with the party.

The amount Salton earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.36% more than the national average, earning R 328,788 per year; in United States they earn 3.04% more than the national average, earning $44,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.82% more than the national average, earning $53,566 CAD per year.

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