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

Salic, 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 Salic surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Salic in America

Salic is the 97210th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Salic surname appeared 187 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 Salic.

We can also compare 2010 data for Salic 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 Salic

The surname SALIC is of French origin, deriving from the Old French word "salic" which referred to the Salian Franks, a Germanic tribe that settled in the region of modern-day France and Belgium during the 5th century.

The name is associated with the Salic Law, an ancient legal principle that governed the inheritance of certain territories within the Frankish kingdom. This law prohibited females from inheriting certain lands and titles, a practice that was later adopted by other European monarchies.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name SALIC can be found in the 12th century manuscript "Liber Feudorum Maior", which contained a collection of laws and customs related to feudal tenure. In this document, the term "lex salica" is used to refer to the Salic Law.

During the Middle Ages, the name SALIC was primarily found in northern France and the Low Countries. It is believed to have originated as a surname in the region of Artois, where the Salic Law was particularly influential.

Notable individuals with the surname SALIC include Jean Salic (c. 1490-1560), a French jurist and legal scholar who wrote extensively on the Salic Law and its implications for the French monarchy. Another prominent figure was Pierre Salic (1554-1616), a French theologian and writer who served as a canon of the cathedral of Rouen.

In the 17th century, the name SALIC gained further prominence due to the ongoing debates surrounding the application of the Salic Law in the succession to the French throne. During this period, Louis XIV (1638-1715), the Sun King, invoked the Salic Law to exclude the claims of his nephew, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, and his descendants from inheriting the French crown.

Other notable individuals with the surname SALIC include Charles Salic (1718-1789), a French architect who designed several notable buildings in Paris, and Émilie Salic (1799-1865), a French painter and portraitist who was active in the early 19th century.

While the surname SALIC is not as common today as it once was, it remains an important part of French historical and legal tradition, reflecting the enduring influence of the Salic Law on the development of European monarchies and systems of inheritance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Salic

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

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 Salic 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 Salic 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 Salic was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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