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

Salomon, 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 Salomon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Salomon in America

Salomon is the 5182nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Salomon surname appeared 6,745 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Salomon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Salomon 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 Salomon

The surname SALOMON originated in the Middle Ages in France and the Low Countries (present-day Belgium and the Netherlands). It derives from the Old French word "salemon," which itself came from the Late Latin "salomon" or "salamon," meaning "peaceful." These Latin words were derived from the Hebrew name "Shlomo" or "Shelomoh," referring to the wise and peaceful biblical king Solomon.

The name SALOMON was likely initially adopted as a given name by Jewish families in France and the Low Countries, before becoming a hereditary surname. The earliest recorded examples of the surname date back to the 13th century in French and Dutch records.

One notable historical figure with this surname was Rabbi Salomon ben Isaac, also known as Rashi (1040-1105), a renowned French rabbi and biblical commentator from Troyes, France. His commentaries on the Talmud and Torah had a significant influence on Jewish scholarship.

Another early bearer of the SALOMON name was Hagin Salomon, a Jewish merchant from Arles, France, who is mentioned in a 1276 document regarding a business transaction.

In the 15th century, the surname SALOMON appears in Dutch records, such as the 1463 mention of Claes Salomon, a resident of Dordrecht.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the SALOMON surname spread to other parts of Europe, including Germany and England, likely due to Jewish migration and the Protestant Reformation.

One notable English bearer of the name was Haym Salomon (1740-1785), a Polish-born Jewish immigrant to America who became a successful financier and played a crucial role in funding the American Revolutionary War.

Other historical figures with the SALOMON surname include Johann Peter Salomon (1745-1815), a German violinist and composer who worked closely with Joseph Haydn, and Alphonse Salomon (1838-1904), a French banker and philanthropist who co-founded the Rothschild banking dynasty.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Salomon

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

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

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