Explore the Family Name Salzer

The meaning of Salzer

German: occupational name for an extractor or seller of salt, a precious commodity in medieval times, from an agent derivative of Middle High German salz ‘salt’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Salzer has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Salzer was ranked 16,871st but it slipped down to 18,068th by 2010, marking a 7.1% drop. The count of people with the surname also marginally decreased from 1,557 in 2000 to 1,543 in 2010, reflecting a 0.9% decline. Consequently, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people also dropped by 10.34% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,871	#18,068	-7.1%
Count	1,557	1,543	-0.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.52	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salzer

When it comes to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts among those with the Salzer surname. The largest group identified as white, although their percentage slightly decreased from 95.44% in 2000 to 93.65% in 2010. During the same period, there was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic (from 2.5% to 3.31%) and those reporting two or more races (from 0.77% to 1.23%). An interesting development was the emergence of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, both reported at zero in 2000, but registered 0.97% and 0.45% respectively in 2010. The only ethnic group to see a decline were those identifying as Black, which fell from 0.58% to 0.39%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.44%	93.65%	-1.88%
Hispanic	2.5%	3.31%	32.4%
Two or More Races	0.77%	1.23%	59.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.97%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.45%	0%
Black	0.58%	0.39%	-32.76%