Explore the Family Name Salvant

The meaning of Salvant

French: variant of Sauvant, from an old vernacular form of the personal name Sylvain. Some characteristic forenames: French Cyrille, Lucien, Michel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Salvant has seen a slight upward trend between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 53,047th most popular, with about 366 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had improved to 51,281st, with the count rising to 406 individuals. This marks an increase of approximately 3.33% in rank and about 10.93% in total count over the decade. Despite this growth, the proportion of people named Salvant per 100,000 remained constant at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,047	#51,281	3.33%
Count	366	406	10.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salvant

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Salvant identified as Black, with percentages of 73.77 in 2000 and 74.63 in 2010, showing a slight increase. The second largest group identified as White, although their proportion decreased from 21.04% in 2000 to 18.72% in 2010. The representation of those identifying with two or more races also declined by half. A notable change occurred within the Hispanic community, which saw a significant rise from 1.91% in 2000 to 4.19% in 2010. No individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent were recorded for this surname during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	73.77%	74.63%	1.17%
White	21.04%	18.72%	-11.03%
Hispanic	1.91%	4.19%	119.37%
Two or More Races	3.01%	1.48%	-50.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%