Salter Name Meaning: Two possible origins both from occupations. The first is an extractor or seller of salt. The Second for a player on the psaltery, a string instrument.
Of Anglo-Saxon Origin it is first recorded in the 13th Century
Discover how your Salter ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 11 |
| Buckinghamshire | 54 |
| Berkshire | 109 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 15 |
| Cheshire | 124 |
| Cornwall | 54 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 22 |
| Devon | 1,019 |
| Dorset | 34 |
| Durham | 33 |
| Essex | 341 |
| Gloucestershire | 279 |
| Hampshire | 695 |
| Herefordshire | 23 |
| Hertfordshire | 41 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 216 |
| Lancashire | 422 |
| Leicestershire | 36 |
| Lincolnshire | 74 |
| London | 1,512 |
| Middlesex | 525 |
| Northumberland | 24 |
| Norfolk | 101 |
| Northamptonshire | 31 |
| Nottinghamshire | 30 |
| Oxfordshire | 89 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 101 |
| Suffolk | 223 |
| Somerset | 530 |
| Surrey | 277 |
| Sussex | 222 |
| Staffordshire | 233 |
| Warwickshire | 185 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 224 |
| Worcestershire | 176 |
| Yorkshire | 325 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 7 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 27 |
| Glamorgan | 263 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 16 |
| Monmouthshire | 148 |
| Pembrokeshire | 11 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 896 |
| Private Means | 76 |
| Farm Labourer | 76 |
| Farmer | 75 |
| General Labourer | 63 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 56 |
| Labourer | 52 |
| Dressmaker | 47 |
| None | 41 |
| Clerk | 36 |
| House Painter | 35 |
| Laundress | 32 |
| Dress Maker | 30 |
| General Servant Domestic | 29 |
| Domestic Servant | 28 |
| Carpenter | 26 |
| Cook (domestic) | 26 |
| Bricklayer | 25 |
| Housekeeper | 25 |
| Cotton Weaver | 25 |
| House Keeper | 24 |
| Assisting In Business | 23 |
| Scholar | 22 |
| At Home | 20 |
| At School | 20 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Salter | 3,124 |
| Mary Salter | 2,783 |
| John Salter | 2,475 |
| Elizabeth Salter | 2,046 |
| George Salter | 1,635 |
| Sarah Salter | 1,513 |
| James Salter | 1,439 |
| Thomas Salter | 1,311 |
| Henry Salter | 1,211 |
| Charles Salter | 1,128 |
| Ann Salter | 876 |
| Jane Salter | 822 |
| Ellen Salter | 692 |
| Robert Salter | 692 |
| Alice Salter | 691 |
| Eliza Salter | 691 |
| Emma Salter | 677 |
| Annie Salter | 617 |
| Frederick Salter | 597 |
| Emily Salter | 595 |
| Edward Salter | 577 |
| Joseph Salter | 532 |
| Alfred Salter | 530 |
| Samuel Salter | 458 |
| Louisa Salter | 430 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slater | 67% | 115,591 |
| 2 | Salter | 100% | 46,689 |
| 3 | Slator | 50% | 2,065 |
| 4 | Soulter | 71% | 428 |
| 5 | Saulter | 86% | 202 |
| 6 | Sluter | 67% | 200 |
| 7 | Selater | 71% | 157 |
| 8 | Slaiter | 71% | 149 |
| 9 | Sloter | 67% | 141 |
| 10 | Sulter | 83% | 136 |
| 11 | Siliter | 71% | 114 |
The surname Salter is the 2nd most popular variant of Slater.