Saliba History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ukraine

Etymology of Saliba

What does the name Saliba mean?

The surname Saliba is derived from when the family lived near water or an area that flooded frequently. The name Saliba is derived from the Slavic word zalew, which means bay or a flooded area.

Saliba Ranking

the United States, the name Saliba is the 14,195^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Saliba (post 1700) +

Traci Saliba, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 2008 2
Patti Saliba, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2000 3

Historic Events for the Saliba family +

HMS Royal Oak

Lawrence Saliba (1900-1939), Maltese Steward with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 3

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html