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 | 57 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 38 |
| Cheshire | 8 |
| Cornwall | 53 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 6 |
| Devon | 850 |
| Dorset | 21 |
| Durham | 27 |
| Essex | 93 |
| Gloucestershire | 96 |
| Hampshire | 387 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 9 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 77 |
| Lancashire | 160 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 77 |
| London | 605 |
| Middlesex | 49 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 82 |
| Northamptonshire | 13 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | 49 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 95 |
| Suffolk | 221 |
| Somerset | 407 |
| Surrey | 62 |
| Sussex | 16 |
| Staffordshire | 68 |
| Warwickshire | 44 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 185 |
| Worcestershire | 140 |
| Yorkshire | 51 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 16 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 45 |
| Monmouthshire | 20 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 658 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 201 |
| Labourer | 64 |
| Dress Maker | 53 |
| House Servant | 51 |
| Laundress | 36 |
| Servant | 34 |
| Carter | 22 |
| Cook | 21 |
| General Servant | 21 |
| House Keeper | 19 |
| Shoe Maker | 19 |
| Lace Maker | 18 |
| Carpenter | 17 |
| Domestic Servant | 17 |
| Baker | 14 |
| Gardener | 14 |
| Blacksmith | 13 |
| Mason | 13 |
| Assistant | 12 |
| Farm Labourer | 12 |
| Butcher | 11 |
| Farmer | 11 |
| Tailor | 11 |
| Nil | 11 |
| 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.