Explore the Family Name Saltsman

The meaning of Saltsman

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for an extractor or seller of salt, from German Salz ‘salt’ + Mann (Yiddish man) ‘man’. Compare Salsman and Saltman. 2. Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Salzmann, a cognate of 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Saltsman has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Saltsman ranked 16,829 in popularity with 1,561 individuals carrying the name. This count increased by approximately 11.47% to 1,740 in 2010, moving the surname's rank up to 16,509. Consequently, the proportion of people named Saltsman per 100,000 also saw a small rise from 0.58 to 0.59 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,829	#16,509	1.9%
Count	1,561	1,740	11.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.59	1.72%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Saltsman

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Saltsman, again drawing from the Decennial U.S. Census data, we see some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The vast majority of people with this surname identified as White, though there was a decrease from 97.37% in 2000 to 94.25% in 2010. In contrast, the percentage of Saltsmans identifying as Black rose from zero in 2000 to 3.39% in 2010. The representation of multiple races within the Saltsman surname also increased from 0.96% to 1.15%. However, those who self-identified as Hispanic slightly decreased from 0.58% to 0.52%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category dropped to zero from 0.58%. No Saltsmans identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.37%	94.25%	-3.2%
Black	0%	3.39%	0%
Two or More Races	0.96%	1.15%	19.79%
Hispanic	0.58%	0.52%	-10.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.58%	0%	0%