Explore the Family Name Salone

The meaning of Salone

1. African American: if not of French origin (see 3 below), then perhaps an altered form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Sloan. 2. Italian (Sicily): augmentative of Sala. 3. French: unexplained. Some characteristic forenames: French Blanchard, Pierre.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname "Salone" ranked 29,840th in popularity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data from 2000 and slipped slightly to 30,013th by 2010. The number of occurrences of this surname increased by 5.25% over the decade, from 743 in 2000 to 782 in 2010. However, when accounting for population growth in the United States during this period, the proportion of individuals with the surname Salone per 100,000 people decreased by 3.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,840	#30,013	-0.58%
Count	743	782	5.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.27	-3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salone

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the ethnic identity associated with the surname Salone showed some changes between 2000 and 2010. The largest group remained those who identify as Black, with a slight increase of 1.11%, from 65.14% to 65.86%. Those identifying as White made up 26.51% in 2000, which decreased to 25.19% in 2010, a change of -4.98%. The proportion identifying as part of two or more races saw an increase of 13.86%, rising from 4.04% in 2000 to 4.60% in 2010. Lastly, the Hispanic representation increased by 4.87%, going from 3.90% to 4.09%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	65.14%	65.86%	1.11%
White	26.51%	25.19%	-4.98%
Two or More Races	4.04%	4.6%	13.86%
Hispanic	3.9%	4.09%	4.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%