Explore the Family Name Salkeld

The meaning of Salkeld

English (northern): habitational name from Salkeld (Cumberland), probably from Old English salh ‘willow, sallow’ + hylte ‘wood’, though the final element may have been confused with Old Norse kelda ‘spring, marshy place’. Alternatively, the final element may be an Old English hilde, a variant of helde ‘slope’. This surname has been present (though never common) in Ireland for centuries.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Salkeld has seen a steady rise in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Salkeld was ranked 41,924th, but by 2010 it had climbed to 40,204th, an improvement of 4.1%. The number of people bearing the Salkeld surname also increased during this period, with the count rising from 488 in 2000 to 545 in 2010, marking an increase of 11.68%. However, the proportion of the Salkeld surname per 100,000 population remained stable at 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,924	#40,204	4.1%
Count	488	545	11.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salkeld

In terms of ethnicity, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals bearing the Salkeld surname identified as White, with a slight decrease from 94.67% in 2000 to 93.58% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a minor decline from 4.10% in 2000 to 4.04% in 2010. There were no significant changes or recorded instances of individuals with the Salkeld surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.67%	93.58%	-1.15%
Hispanic	4.1%	4.04%	-1.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%