Salter

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: English

* As an English surname, from the noun salter. Sometimes confused with Souter; also compare Saltman. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English sautreour (“player of psaltery”). Compare Rutter. * As a German surname, northern variant of Salzer. * As a French surname, Americanized from Salois.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Salters Derived from Salter
Salteri Derived from Salter
Salt Root name
Abel English origin
Abraham English origin
Acland English origin
Adam English origin
Addington English origin
Alexandria English origin
Alfred English origin

Popularity by Country

Salter

Rank #929

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Salter

Rank #2375

Frequency 13,991 people (5.19 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 71.94% Hispanic 1.37% Black 24.19% Asian/PI 0.44% Native Am. 0.7% Two+ 1.36%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Salter

Rank #152367

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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