Explore the Family Name Salce

The meaning of Salce

Italian: topographic name from salice ‘willow tree’ (from Latin salix, genitive salicis). This surname is also found in Mexico. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Agustin, Francisca, Juan, Juana, Luis, Paz, Rafael, Ricardo, Valerio. Italian Antonio, Eustacchio, Pasquale, Smaraldo.

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How common is the last name Salce in the United States?

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Salce has observed an upward trend between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Salce ranked 29,210 in popularity with a count of 764 instances per 100K people. By 2010, the rank had improved to 26,910, and the count increased to 902, marking an 18.06% increase over the decade. The proportion of the surname Salce per 100k also saw a rise of 10.71%, moving from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.31 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,210	#26,910	7.87%
Count	764	902	18.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.31	10.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salce

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Salce, as represented in the Decennial U.S. Census data, also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity saw a significant increase of 11.13%, growing from 63.35% in 2000 to 70.40% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 19.73%, dropping from 35.08% in 2000 to 28.16% in 2010. No individuals were identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, by 2010, there was a small percentage (0.78%) that identified with two or more races, not previously recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	63.35%	70.4%	11.13%
White	35.08%	28.16%	-19.73%
Two or More Races	0%	0.78%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%