Salem is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Salem
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

Surname is a variant form of the Salmon. This name, though identical with the designation of a well-known fish, probably originated from another source. The manor of Salmons in Caterham, county of Surrey, is known to have belonged temp. Edward III. to Roger Saleman. Now sel, Anglo-Saxon and sulle, French signify a hall, and suleman would consequently be the attendant or keeper of a hall. The name under this orthography is common in the Hundred Rolls.

Salem is the form of Saleman. Sale, and SalmonAn attendant in a hall. See - Anglo-Saxon sel, sele, etc. French, salle, a hall. 'Between 1332 and 1348, the name borne by the famous knight commemorated by Froissart, and who was killed by the insurgents near Norwich, in 1381, is severally written De la Sale, De Salle, De Aula, Dela Saule, De Halle, Saul, and Halle.' The North Wilts family of Hale of Bradford also wrote themselves De Aula and De la Sale. "Halle, alias De Sale, dwellith in a pretty stone house at the east end of the town, on the right bank of Avon: a man of £ 100 lands by the year: an ancient gentleman since the time of Edward I."

The is variation of Sammon. Descendant of Solomon meaning "peaceful".

Is a variant form of the Salmon. Descendant of Solomon meaning "peaceful".

The family name is form of the Selman. See Saleman - Sale, and SalmonAn attendant in a hall. See - Anglo-Saxon sel, sele, etc. French, salle, a hall. 'Between 1332 and 1348, the name borne by the famous knight commemorated by Froissart, and who was killed by the insurgents near Norwich, in 1381, is severally written De la Sale, De Salle, De Aula, Dela Saule, De Halle, Saul, and Halle.' The North Wilts family of Hale of Bradford also wrote themselves De Aula and De la Sale. "Halle, alias De Sale, dwellith in a pretty stone house at the east end of the town, on the right bank of Avon: a man of £ 100 lands by the year: an ancient gentleman since the time of Edward I."

How popular is Salem?

Salem is common in Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Mauritania, Syria, Jordan, Algeria, United Arab Emirates, Philippines, Sudan, United States, Palestine, Iran, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Morocco, Indonesia, Israel, Ethiopia, Bahrain, Oman, India, Qatar, Bangladesh, Pakistan, France, Brazil, Chad, England, Canada, Tunisia, Nigeria, Djibouti, Argentina, Spain, Ghana, Australia, Thailand, Germany, Ecuador, Sweden, Malaysia, Mexico, Austria, South Africa, Netherlands, Italy, Russia, Singapore, Denmark, DR Congo, Venezuela.

Salem is ranked 475 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Salems grew by 31.05 per cent to 8404 since 2000 and ranked 4215 after elevating 804 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79.11 76.06
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 6.09 3.59
Hispanic or Latino 5.68 4.65
Others 4.7 12.13
Black 4.18 3.27
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.25 0.3
Salem is quite popular family name mostly used in Egypt while Libya is ahead in terms of density. Around 1105982 people have been found who wears Salem as their family name. Salem is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Salem:
18 Egypt314,808
10 Yemen201,862
2 Libya147,315
56 Iraq114,193
Countries with ten thousands of Salem:
15 Saudi Arabia77,553
8 Mauritania50,516
76 Syria33,203
32 Jordan24,103
168 Algeria22,180
68 United Arab Emirates12,793
762 Philippines12,151
437 Sudan12,040
Countries with thousands of Salem:
4,771 United States9,355
40 Palestine9,187
1,319 Iran7,957
49 Kuwait6,527
507 Afghanistan5,653
193 Lebanon5,367
1,011 Morocco4,430
4,899 Indonesia3,093
446 Israel2,635
4,280 Ethiopia2,576
56 Bahrain2,189
275 Oman1,956
23,636 India1,667
111 Qatar1,623
4,444 Bangladesh1,532
3,622 Pakistan1,433
6,832 France1,278
7,141 Brazil1,160
1,513 Chad1,155
6,121 England1,135
4,223 Canada1,132
20 Tunisia1,069
Countries with hundreds of Salem:
11,143 Nigeria974
112 Djibouti924
4,311 Argentina836
7,857 Spain494
5,980 Ghana485
7,489 Australia435
28,074 Thailand407
22,903 Germany404
4,427 Ecuador370
2,254 Sweden356
5,853 Malaysia354
7,991 Mexico307
7,281 Austria187
31,565 South Africa159
19,071 Netherlands139
49,291 Italy129
83,491 Russia129
1,839 Singapore116
5,081 Denmark115
49,381 DR Congo109
6,872 Venezuela102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
38,963 Turkey98
11,644 Papua New Guinea93
9,808 Switzerland93
12,291 Peru87
25,926 Greece70
23,042 Belgium68
6,481 Dominican Republic62
817 New Caledonia62
1,039 French Polynesia61
13,264 Norway53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,138 Honduras49
3,066 Paraguay49
10,292 Chile47
35,605 Romania44
7,985 Scotland42
122,100 Ukraine34
14,872 Finland33
8,109 Estonia31
588 United States Virgin Islands31
12,265 Portugal28
2,851 China26
11,767 Colombia26
19,801 New Zealand24
25,726 Uzbekistan22
10,115 Wales22
18,370 Bulgaria18
37,160 Kenya18
1,289 Malta18
101,748 Poland18
3,823 Angola16
50,463 Tanzania16
10,911 Ireland15
68,752 Kazakhstan14
7,751 Northern Ireland13
30,154 Niger13
3,496 Senegal12
76,885 Czechia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
6,449 Cambodia10
105,188 Cameroon10
35,095 Croatia10
17,989 Taiwan8
47,869 Japan7
668 Monaco7
114,218 Uganda7
48,272 Ivory Coast6
939 Northern Mariana Islands6
10,051 Panama6
3,090 Vietnam6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Laborer Bringel Salem from Germany aboard the British Prince from Liverpool. He is registered to be 31 years old when he arrived in USA on April 27, 1882. Christine Salem, Henrik Salem (2), 18 years old Ingeborg Salem, Karl Salem (5), Catharina Salem (24), are others that migrated to US.

Salem Namesakes

  • Mamdouh Salem, 39th Prime Minister of Egypt
  • Murray Salem, American television actor and screenwriter
  • Gamal Belal Salem, Qatari runner
  • Soodabeh Salem, Iranian musician
  • Raphaël Salem, scientist
  • Abu Salem, as a driver transporting weapons and contraband
  • Pamela Salem, British film and television actress of Anglo-Indian descent
  • Peter Salem, African American from Massachusetts
  • Jaber Saeed Salem, Qatari weightlifter
  • Souad Aït Salem, Algerian long-distance runner
  • Harvey Salem, former American football guard and tackle
  • Ed Salem, American football quarterback and defensive back
  • Yannick Salem, French-born Congolese former international footballer

Salem Namesakes

  • Mamdouh Salem, 39th Prime Minister of Egypt
  • Murray Salem, American television actor and screenwriter
  • Gamal Belal Salem, Qatari runner
  • Soodabeh Salem, Iranian musician
  • Raphaël Salem, scientist
  • Abu Salem, as a driver transporting weapons and contraband
  • Pamela Salem, British film and television actress of Anglo-Indian descent
  • Peter Salem, African American from Massachusetts
  • Jaber Saeed Salem, Qatari weightlifter
  • Souad Aït Salem, Algerian long-distance runner
  • Harvey Salem, former American football guard and tackle
  • Ed Salem, American football quarterback and defensive back
  • Yannick Salem, French-born Congolese former international footballer

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