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

Salon, 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 Salon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Salon in America

Salon is the 70208th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Salon surname appeared 279 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 Salon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Salon 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 Salon

The surname SALON has its origins in France. It is derived from the Old French word "salon", which referred to a large room or hall. This was likely an occupational name given to someone who worked in a hall or manor house.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname SALON dates back to the 12th century in the region of Normandy, France. The name appears in various medieval records and documents from this time period, often spelled as "Salom" or "Salun".

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Guillaume Salon, who was mentioned in a charter from the Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy in 1185. Another early record is of Jehan Salon, a landowner in the village of Blainville-sur-Mer, Normandy, in the year 1298.

The SALON surname can also be found in some early English records, possibly due to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. One such record is that of Robert Salon, who was listed in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1195.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various French records, such as the marriage of Pierre Salon and Jeanne Leroy in Paris in 1542. During this time, the surname was also found in the Île-de-France region, which includes Paris.

Notable individuals with the surname SALON include:

1. Jacques Salon (1556-1640), a French philosopher and theologian from Paris.
2. Antoine Salon (1620-1678), a French painter and engraver from Rheims.
3. Marie-Thérèse Salon (1684-1738), a French actress and playwright from Paris.
4. Pierre-Louis Salon (1745-1821), a French Revolutionary general and politician.
5. Jean-Baptiste Salon (1788-1856), a French architect and urban planner from Marseille.

The surname SALON has also been found in various place names throughout France, such as Salons-la-Tour in Corrèze and Salons-sur-Cère in Cantal.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Salon

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

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

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