Explore the Family Name Saling

The meaning of Saling

German: patronymic from a short form of the personal name Salomon (see Solomon).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Saling has seen a steady rise between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 16,706th in popularity, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 16,195th spot, seeing a 3.06% improvement in rank. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 1,577 in 2000 to 1,783 in 2010, marking a 13.06% growth in occurrence. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, the presence of the Saling surname grew from 0.58 in 2000 to 0.6 in 2010, indicating a 3.45% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,706	#16,195	3.06%
Count	1,577	1,783	13.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.6	3.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Saling

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows interesting changes over the decade. The proportion of individuals with the Saling surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander surged substantially from 1.52% in 2000 to 2.52% in 2010, a 65.79% increase. Those identifying as Hispanic also rose significantly from 4.12% to 6.17%, marking a 49.76% change. However, those identifying as White experienced a slight decrease, falling from 92.71% in 2000 to 89.90% in 2010, a reduction of 3.03%. The proportions of those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0% for both years. The demographic identifying as two or more races also saw a slight drop, down 3.95% from 0.76% in 2000 to 0.73% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.71%	89.9%	-3.03%
Hispanic	4.12%	6.17%	49.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.52%	2.52%	65.79%
Two or More Races	0.76%	0.73%	-3.95%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%