Solomans Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Solomans Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Solomon.' The first o is very rare in early records. The spelling is almost invariably Saloman. A large proportion of the Solomons in the London Directory represents the modern Jewish invasion, as the personal names attached to them will sufficiently prove, not to mention the occupations; v.

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Solomans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2481:218,45822,930
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Solomans Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Solomon.' The first o is very rare in early records. The spelling is almost invariably Saloman. A large proportion of the Solomons in the London Directory represents the modern Jewish invasion, as the personal names attached to them will sufficiently prove, not to mention the occupations; v. Salman for the old English representatives of a once popular fontal name.

John Solyman, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Solyman, Wiltshire, ibid.

1705. Married — Mathew Wayne and Barbery Solman: St. Antholin (London).

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

From the Hebrew personal name Shelomo. Dominus Salomone de Cupir, a cleric, was charter witness, 1245 (RPSA., p. 44,282, 293). Salomon Frebern is in record, c. 1270 (BNCH., XVI, p. 334), and a Salomon del Hoga is mentioned about the same time (Kelso, 36). Patrick Saulemane appears in 1491 (Fordell, p. 89). See Salmond.

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

The personal name. As a surname it is principally confined to the Jews.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Solomans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Solomans (Marathi: सोलोमन्स) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Solomans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 966,131st most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Solomans reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 218,458. In South Africa Solomans is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 77 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Solomans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Solomans has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Solomans last name decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Solomans Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Solomans earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.65% less than the national average, earning R 95,880 per year and in United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

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Solomans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Solomans in the Marathi language
सोलोमन्सsolomansa-

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