Explore the Family Name Salois

The meaning of Salois

French: unexplained. This surname is very rare in France. Compare Salter, Saltus, and Salway. History: Claude Salois from Lille in Nord, France, married Anne Mabille in Quebec City, QC, c.1666. Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Andre, Fabien, Normand.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Salois showed a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Salois ranked 25,547 in popularity and by 2010, it had dropped to 26,654, a change of -4.33%. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased marginally from 908 to 914, a slight growth of 0.66%. However, when we consider the proportion per 100k people, there was a decrease from 0.34 to 0.31, indicating an overall decrease of -8.82% in popularity.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,547	#26,654	-4.33%
Count	908	914	0.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.31	-8.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salois

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that those identifying as White with the Salois surname decreased slightly from 83.59% in 2000 to 80.63% in 2010. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation saw a small increase from 12.11% to 12.47%, while the percentage of those identifying with two or more races also rose from 3.85% to 4.16%. The census introduced a new category in 2010, Hispanic, which accounted for 1.86% of the Salois surname holders. Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories reported zero presence in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.59%	80.63%	-3.54%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	12.11%	12.47%	2.97%
Two or More Races	3.85%	4.16%	8.05%
Hispanic	0%	1.86%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%