Explore the Family Name Sallis

The meaning of Sallis

1. English: variant of Sales. 2. English: topographic name for someone who lived where sallows (a kind of willow) grew, from Middle English salwe ‘sallow tree’ (Old English s(e)alh), with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s. 3. Greek: descriptive nickname from Turkish sallı ‘large and wide, sprawling’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sallis has slightly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 24,744th in terms of commonality, while in 2010, it climbed to the 24,685th spot, which is a 0.24% rise. The number of people carrying this surname also grew from 945 in 2000 to 1,011 in 2010, a 6.98% increase. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, there was a minor decrease of 2.86%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,744	#24,685	0.24%
Count	945	1,011	6.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.34	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sallis

The same Decennial U.S. Census data reveals shifts in the ethnic identity of individuals with the surname Sallis. The majority identified as Black, increasing slightly from 56.40% in 2000 to 57.27% in 2010. Those who identified as White made up 37.88% in 2000 but decreased to 34.22% in 2010. There were notable increases within those identifying as having two or more ethnicities and those identifying as Hispanic, rising by 56.60% and 48.50%, respectively. However, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	56.4%	57.27%	1.54%
White	37.88%	34.22%	-9.66%
Two or More Races	2.65%	4.15%	56.6%
Hispanic	2.33%	3.46%	48.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%