Explore the Family Name Salvato

The meaning of Salvato

Italian: from the personal name Salvato, from Latin Salvatus ‘saved’ (from the past participle of the verb salvare ‘to save’), which refers to Christian salvation. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Carlo, Vito, Gaetano, Guido, Carmine, Agostino, Aldo, Angelo, Antonio, Fausto, Filippo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Salvato maintained a consistent level of popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The rank barely shifted from 13,573 to 13,588, representing an insignificant change of -0.11%. The count of individuals bearing the surname, however, experienced an increase of 8.72%, growing from 2,052 in 2000 to 2,231 in 2010. Despite this growth, the proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.76.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,573	#13,588	-0.11%
Count	2,052	2,231	8.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.76	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salvato

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals a slight shift in those identifying with the surname Salvato between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Salvatos identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander increased substantially from 0.34% to 0.90%. There was also a notable uptick in those identifying as Hispanic – from 3.17% to 4.93%. Salvatos identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.03% to 92.56%, and there was minor decrease in those identifying as two or more ethnicities, from 1.22% to 0.99%. For the first time, individuals identified as Black (0.27%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.36%) appeared in the data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.03%	92.56%	-2.6%
Hispanic	3.17%	4.93%	55.52%
Two or More Races	1.22%	0.99%	-18.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.34%	0.9%	164.71%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.36%	0%
Black	0%	0.27%	0%