Salt 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 Salt ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 12 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 127 |
| Cornwall | 45 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 276 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 10 |
| Essex | 7 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 |
| Hampshire | 5 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 13 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 4 |
| Lancashire | 155 |
| Leicestershire | 36 |
| Lincolnshire | 43 |
| London | 148 |
| Middlesex | 10 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 34 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 62 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 1,537 |
| Warwickshire | 150 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 99 |
| Yorkshire | 125 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 350 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 80 |
| House Servant | 74 |
| Labourer | 48 |
| At Home | 38 |
| Coal Miner | 31 |
| Servant | 30 |
| Dress Maker | 27 |
| Wife Of Above | 27 |
| Farmer's Son | 25 |
| Annuitant | 24 |
| Farm Servant | 24 |
| Farm Labourer | 23 |
| House Keeper | 23 |
| Farmer's Wife | 16 |
| Errand Boy | 15 |
| General Servant | 14 |
| Blacksmith | 14 |
| Farmer's Daur | 14 |
| Silk Winder | 12 |
| Shoe Maker | 12 |
| Scholar At Home | 12 |
| Potter | 12 |
| Carpenter | 11 |
| Laundress | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Salt | 2,351 |
| William Salt | 1,997 |
| John Salt | 1,945 |
| Thomas Salt | 1,362 |
| Sarah Salt | 1,361 |
| Elizabeth Salt | 1,345 |
| George Salt | 1,234 |
| Joseph Salt | 1,008 |
| James Salt | 842 |
| Ann Salt | 801 |
| Charles Salt | 660 |
| Samuel Salt | 647 |
| Emma Salt | 569 |
| Hannah Salt | 568 |
| Henry Salt | 509 |
| Jane Salt | 505 |
| Annie Salt | 480 |
| Eliza Salt | 462 |
| Alice Salt | 431 |
| Frederick Salt | 412 |
| Ellen Salt | 393 |
| Arthur Salt | 349 |
| Emily Salt | 307 |
| Edward Salt | 260 |
| Margaret Salt | 260 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt | 100% | 32,759 |
| 2 | Slate | 40% | 3,102 |
| 3 | Sleet | 40% | 2,052 |
| 4 | Sault | 80% | 1,371 |
| 5 | Aslet | 40% | 235 |
| 6 | Soult | 60% | 209 |
| 7 | Sleat | 40% | 201 |
| 8 | Slote | 40% | 171 |
| 9 | Slaite | 50% | 158 |
| 10 | Solt | 75% | 152 |
| 11 | Silitoe | 43% | 139 |
| 12 | Selt | 75% | 109 |
The surname Salt is the most popular version of all its varients