Salter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Salter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Salter family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,359
Agricultural Labourer 156
Domestic Servant 80
Labourer 73
General Servant 71
Dress Maker 70
General Labourer 67
Farm Labourer 64
Laundress 49
Carpenter 31
Annuitant 25
No Occupation 21
Farm Servant Indoor 20
General Servant Domestic 19
None 18
House Keeper 17
Bricklayer 16
Cook Domestic Servant 16
Gardener 16
Milliner 15
Servant 15
Railway Labourer 15
Farmers Son 15
Tailor 14
Lace Maker 14

Salter Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Salter is the 2nd most popular variant of Slater.

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