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There are approximately 13,826 people named Salter in the UK. That makes it the 734th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 219 are named Salter.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

Saltares
Salte
Salser
Salpeter
Salta
Saler
Salt
Cealter
Celter
Celters
Celtor
Psalter
Psalters
Psalterio
Psaltiras
Sailter
Saalter
Saltar
Saltare
Sallter
Saltaire
Saleter
Saltari
Salater
Saliter
Saltarez
Salteair

The Salter surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SALTER. A maker of salt — a business of great importance in the middle ages, when the produce of the land was almost entirely consumed on the spot, and immense quantities of victuals of all kinds had to be salted, in order that they might be kept the whole year round. Wright's Vocab. p. 9.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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