Find out how popular the last name Saladrigas is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Saladrigas.

Saladrigas, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Saladrigas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Saladrigas in America

Saladrigas is the 98982nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Saladrigas surname appeared 183 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Saladrigas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Saladrigas to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Saladrigas

The surname Saladrigas is of Spanish origin, originating in the regions of Catalonia and Valencia during the medieval period. The name is believed to derive from the Catalan words "sala" meaning "hall" or "room" and "dregas," referring to a type of coarse cloth or sackcloth. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to an occupation or trade related to the production or sale of these coarse textiles.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Saladrigas name can be found in the Catalan town of Tortosa, where a family bearing this surname is mentioned in a document from the 14th century. The document, a record of land ownership and property transactions, indicates that the Saladrigas family was a prominent and affluent one in the region at the time.

In the 15th century, the name appears in various records from the city of Barcelona, where several individuals with the Saladrigas surname held positions of significance within the local government and merchant guilds. Notable among these was Joan Saladrigas, a successful textile merchant who served as a city councilor in the late 1400s.

As the Saladrigas family expanded and dispersed throughout Spain and its territories, variations in the spelling of the name emerged. Some of these include Saladriga, Saladricas, and Saladriquez. One notable bearer of the name during this period was Andrés Saladrigas, a Spanish military officer who served in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Saladrigas family settled in the Spanish colony of Cuba, where they became involved in the sugar and tobacco industries. One prominent figure from this line was José Saladrigas y Zayas, a wealthy plantation owner and businessman who was born in Havana in 1789.

Throughout the centuries, the Saladrigas name has been associated with individuals from various walks of life, including artists, writers, and politicians. Some notable examples include the Cuban painter Leopoldo Romañach Saladrigas (1862-1951), the Catalan composer and conductor Enric Morera Saladrigas (1865-1942), and the Spanish politician and diplomat Rafael Saladrigas Arellano (1897-1978).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Saladrigas

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Saladrigas.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Saladrigas was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Saladrigas has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Saladrigas was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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