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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 44 |
| Berkshire | 67 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 18 |
| Cheshire | 61 |
| Cornwall | 37 |
| Cumberland | 12 |
| Derbyshire | 14 |
| Devon | 850 |
| Dorset | 15 |
| Durham | 27 |
| Essex | 157 |
| Gloucestershire | 188 |
| Hampshire | 483 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 17 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 92 |
| Lancashire | 344 |
| Leicestershire | 27 |
| Lincolnshire | 84 |
| London | 1,230 |
| Middlesex | 171 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Norfolk | 101 |
| Northamptonshire | 41 |
| Nottinghamshire | 13 |
| Oxfordshire | 59 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 68 |
| Suffolk | 180 |
| Somerset | 490 |
| Surrey | 123 |
| Sussex | 135 |
| Staffordshire | 135 |
| Warwickshire | 69 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 163 |
| Worcestershire | 152 |
| Yorkshire | 212 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 12 |
| Glamorgan | 93 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 33 |
| Monmouthshire | 32 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 925 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 106 |
| General Labourer | 91 |
| Domestic Servant | 59 |
| Farm Labourer | 57 |
| Living On Own Means | 56 |
| Dress Maker | 52 |
| Laundress | 48 |
| Farmer | 46 |
| General Servant Domestic | 46 |
| General Servant | 44 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 44 |
| Labourer | 38 |
| Cotton Weaver | 32 |
| Carpenter | 31 |
| Tailor | 22 |
| Coal Miner | 22 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Gardener | 19 |
| Blacksmith | 18 |
| Baker | 16 |
| Bricklayer | 15 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 15 |
| Farm Servant | 15 |
| Dressmaker | 14 |
| 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.