Solomons Surname

22,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,123 people bear this surname

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

Solomons 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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Solomons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa19,8301:2,732347
Sri Lanka1,4621:14,2332,024
England9821:56,7396,853
United States4951:732,24057,446
Australia4231:63,8207,653
Namibia3251:7,4141,447
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Israel1001:85,57610,209
Canada641:575,71247,839
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
India111:69,733,217610,955
Wales101:309,45316,869
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France41:16,605,680368,153
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6411:38,0274,897
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:174,97815,686

Solomons (91) may also be a first name.

Solomons 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)

Solomon's (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Solomons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Solomons (Marathi: सोलोमोनस) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Solomons click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Solomons? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,519th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 302,099 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Solomons are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most frequent given name in the world, borne by 91 people.

The surname Solomons is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 19,830 people, or 1 in 2,732. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 79 percent reside, Gauteng, where 10 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 6 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Solomons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Solomons has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Solomons last name increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 172 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Solomons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Solomons surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Solomons earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 18.7% less than the national average, earning R 193,188 per year; in United States they earn 17.77% more than the national average, earning $50,816 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning $54,803 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Solomons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Solomons in the Marathi language
सोलोमोनसsolomonasa-

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Solomons Reference & Research

Solomon DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Solomon FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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