Explore the Family Name Salveson

The meaning of Salveson

Americanized form of Norwegian Salvesen. Compare Salverson. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Jorgen, Juel, Knud, Sig.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Salveson has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 36,189th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped slightly to 36,630th. However, the actual count of people with the surname Salveson increased by 4.27% during this period, from 585 in 2000 to 610 in 2010. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 also decreased slightly, from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,189	#36,630	-1.22%
Count	585	610	4.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salveson

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Salveson also changed over this decade, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (93.85%), followed by Hispanic (2.74%), American Indian and Alaskan Native (1.37%), Two or more races (1.20%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.85%). By 2010, there was a notable increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic (up by 55.47% to 4.26%) and those identifying with two or more races (increased by 9.17% to 1.31%). There was a slight increase in the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives (up by 8.03% to 1.48%). Meanwhile, the percentage of Whites decreased by 2.00% to 91.97%, and there were no individuals identifying as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.85%	91.97%	-2%
Hispanic	2.74%	4.26%	55.47%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.37%	1.48%	8.03%
Two or More Races	1.2%	1.31%	9.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.85%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%