Explore the Family Name Salzmann

The meaning of Salzmann

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for an extractor or seller of salt, from Middle High German salz (German Salz) ‘salt’ + man (German Mann) ‘man’. Compare Salzman, Salsman, Saltman, Saltsman, and Saltzman. Some characteristic forenames: German Klaus, Aloysius, Fritz, Horst.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Salzmann saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 31,492 in terms of commonality, but dropped to 33,499 by 2010, reflecting a 6.37 percent decline. The actual count of people with this last name also decreased slightly from 695 to 681 during this decade, representing a 2.01 percent dip. The proportion of individuals with the Salzmann surname per 100,000 population fell by 11.54 percent from 0.26 to 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,492	#33,499	-6.37%
Count	695	681	-2.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.23	-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salzmann

Regarding ethnicity as per the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of those with the Salzmann surname identified as White, though the percentage slightly declined from 95.54 in 2000 to 94.42 in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased modestly from 2.30 to 2.50 over the same period. While there was a slight decline in those identifying with two or more races, from 1.58 to 1.32 percent, the Asian/Pacific Islander category saw an appearance in 2010 at 1.62 percent after no representation in 2000. There were no reported changes for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native identifications.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.54%	94.42%	-1.17%
Hispanic	2.3%	2.5%	8.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.62%	0%
Two or More Races	1.58%	1.32%	-16.46%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%