Solomon Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Solomon Name Meaning: Derived from hebrew 'shalom',meaning peace.

Soloman was a king of Israel and the 'son of David'.He was renowned for his wisdom but the name has never been common among christians as it is considered very much 'Jewish'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Solomon Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Solomon family

Profession Census Frequency
School 325
None 32
Tailoress 28
Tailor 27
Private Means 26
No Occupation 18
Assisting In Business 17
At School 17
Clerk 17
Scholar 17
General Labourer 16
Dress Maker 14
Milliner 14
Cabinet Maker 13
Tailor (maker) 12
Dressmaker 11
Boarding House Keeper 10
Furniture Dealer 10
Labourer 9
Commercial Traveller 8
General Servant (domestic) 8
Housekeeper 8
Student 8
Farmer 8
Farm Labourer 8

Solomon Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Salmon 71% 44,075
2 Solomon 100% 15,650
3 Soloman 86% 7,201
4 Sleeman 43% 6,055
5 Sloman 71% 4,695
6 Selman 57% 3,808
7 Silman 57% 1,600
8 Salman 57% 1,599
9 Solmon 86% 1,292
10 Sulman 57% 1,257
11 Solman 71% 1,214
12 Salomon 86% 1,162
13 Salaman 57% 994
14 Selmon 71% 556
15 Sleaman 43% 425
16 Sluman 57% 414
17 Sleman 57% 330
18 Soleman 71% 190
19 Saloman 71% 147
20 Salamon 71% 141
21 Salmen 57% 125
22 Silmon 71% 109
23 Solaman 71% 103

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The surname Solomon is the 2nd most popular variant of Salmon.

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