Show ContentsSalado History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The mountainous borders of Spain contain the origins of the prestigious surname Salado. The original bearer of the name Salado, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The name Salado is a corruption of the surname Salillas, which is derived from the Germanic word "sal," which means "building" and the diminutive ending "illas." The first bearer of this surname inhabited a large building or fortress, which was the most prominent construction of the town.

Early Origins of the Salado family

The surname Salado was first found in Asturias, birthplace of the Reconquest.

Early History of the Salado family

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Salado Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Salinas, Salina, Sala, Salas and others.

Early Notables of the Salado family

Notable bearers of the family name Salado were Francisco de Salinas (1513-1590), a Spanish music theorist and organist; seventeenth century poet Juan de Salinas; Alonso Jerónimo de Salas Barbadillo, seventeenth century Spanish playwright and novelist; Don Diego Esteban Gómez de Salinas y Rodríguez de Villarroel (1649-1720), the last Spanish Governor of Gibraltar; he held the post when The Rock...
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United States Salado migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Salado Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francisco Salado, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1858 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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