How Many People Have the Last Name Salem?
people had the surname Salem in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 35,088 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,991 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Salem (79.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 6.1%, are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Salem ranks #3,186. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic and of two or more races share fell from 12.1% to 4.7%, and the non-Hispanic White share rose from 76.1% to 79.1%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Salem grew from 6,413 people in 2000 to 8,404 in 2010 (up 31%), and its rank rose from #5,019 to #4,215.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 6,413 | 8,404 |
| Rank | #5,019 | #4,215 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.38 | 2.85 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Salem
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Salem: S450
👤 Salem as a First Name
Salem is a first name too: about 10,981 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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