Explore the Family Name Salsbury

The meaning of Salsbury

1. English (Worcestershire): variant of Salisbury. 2. Jewish (American): adoption of the English surname (see 1 above) in place of Salomon or some other Jewish name beginning with Sa-.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Salsbury has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 12,542 in terms of popularity but fell to 13,741 in 2010, marking a decline of 9.56%. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 2,266 in 2000 to 2,202 in 2010, a drop of 2.82%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Salsbury per 100,000 decreased by 10.71%, from 0.84 in 2000 to 0.75 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,542	#13,741	-9.56%
Count	2,266	2,202	-2.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.84	0.75	-10.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salsbury

The ethnicity associated with the surname Salsbury shows some changes based on the Decennial U.S. Census data from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname are identified as White, with a slight decrease in percentage from 92.41% in 2000 to 92.28% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying with two or more ethnicities has more than doubled, rising from 1.24% to 2.54%. The Hispanic representation within this surname group has also seen an increase, going up by 9.94% from 3.22% in 2000. However, the percentage of Black individuals with this surname has significantly decreased by 62.45%, from 2.29% in 2000 to 0.86% in 2010. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.41%	92.28%	-0.14%
Hispanic	3.22%	3.54%	9.94%
Two or More Races	1.24%	2.54%	104.84%
Black	2.29%	0.86%	-62.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%