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

Sallier, 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 Sallier surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sallier in America

Sallier is the 134712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sallier surname appeared 125 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 Sallier.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sallier 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 Sallier

The surname SALLIER is of French origin, originating in the 13th century. It is derived from the Old French word "saliere," meaning "salt cellar" or "salt shaker," which itself comes from the Latin word "salarium," meaning "salt money" or "salary." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who worked with salt or was a salt merchant.

The earliest known record of the SALLIER surname dates back to 1292, when a Jean Sallier was mentioned in the tax rolls of the city of Rouen, Normandy. In the 14th century, the name appeared in various forms, such as Salliere, Sallere, and Saliere, in records from different regions of France, including Burgundy, Champagne, and Île-de-France.

One notable bearer of the SALLIER name was Jacques Sallier (1633-1696), a French playwright and poet who was a member of the Académie Française. Another was Claude Sallier (1685-1761), a French scholar and librarian who served as the librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale (now the Bibliothèque Nationale de France) from 1719 until his death.

In the 18th century, the SALLIER name was found in several places in France, including the village of Sallier in the department of Puy-de-Dôme, which may have been named after the family or vice versa. Jean-Baptiste Sallier (1725-1809) was a French priest and author from the village of Sallier.

The name SALLIER also appeared in other parts of Europe, such as Germany and Switzerland, where it may have been adopted by French immigrants or modified from similar-sounding German names. In the 19th century, a Swiss family named Sallier was known for their involvement in the watchmaking industry in the Jura region.

Other notable bearers of the SALLIER surname include Henri Sallier (1829-1901), a French painter and illustrator, and Émile Sallier (1866-1942), a French architect who designed several buildings in Paris and other cities in France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sallier

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

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

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