Explore the Family Name Salge

The meaning of Salge

1. North German: nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle Low German sālich ‘happy, fortunate’. 2. German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name, from sal ‘black, dirty’. Some characteristic forenames: German Egon, Helmuth, Oskar. Scandinavian Hilmar.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Salge saw a minor decline between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 58,130 in 2000, it dropped to 60,196 by 2010 - a reduction of 3.55%. However, despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 327 to 335 during the same decade, representing a growth rate of 2.45%. Nevertheless, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly, going from 0.12 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,130	#60,196	-3.55%
Count	327	335	2.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salge

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes over the ten-year period. While the percentage of white individuals with the surname Salge declined slightly from 93.58% to 91.04%, the Hispanic population saw significant growth, increasing from 3.06% in 2000 to 5.97% in 2010, a substantial increase of 95.10%. Meanwhile, the Asian/Pacific Islander representation went from 1.53% in 2000 to being suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. The portion identifying as two or more races dropped modestly from 1.83% to 1.49%. Finally, the proportions for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained unchanged, due to data suppression for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.58%	91.04%	-2.71%
Hispanic	3.06%	5.97%	95.1%
Two or More Races	1.83%	1.49%	-18.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.53%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%