Saulnier Surname

34,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Canada

Saulnier Surname Definition:

(French) One who gathered, or sold, salt.

Saulnier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8,3821:7,924687
Canada4,6511:7,9221,170
United States2,1461:168,90017,095
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
England131:4,286,005132,302
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Serbia121:595,41221,526
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Saulnier (12) may also be a first name.

Saulnier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who gathered, or sold, salt.

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

Saulnier Last Name Facts

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

Saulnier occurs most in France. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saulnier? popularity and diffusion

Saulnier is the 34,289th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 471,381 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Saulnier are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Saulnier is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

The surname Saulnier is most numerous in France, where it is held by 8,382 people, or 1 in 7,924. In France it is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 11 percent are found. Excluding France this last name is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Saulnier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Saulnier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Saulnier surname rose 6,503 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saulnier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Saulnier are 13.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.45% being registered with the party.

The amount Saulnier earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning $46,267 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.05% less than the national average, earning $42,704 CAD per year.

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