Show ContentsSaltsman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Saltsman

What does the name Saltsman mean?

The surname Saltsman means 'a seller of salt,' as the root 'salz' means in 'salt' in the German language. Another possibility is that it is a patronymic name. During the Middle Ages, Jews would often assume names popular within lands in which they lived to remain inconspicuous; those with the name Solomon may have changed there name to the phonetically similar Salzman, or one of its variants.

Saltsman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Salzman, Salzmann, Saltzman, Saltzmann, Saltsman, Zaltzman, Zaltman, Zalcman and many more.

Saltsman Ranking

the United States, the name Saltsman is the 10,988th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Saltsman migration to the United States +



Saltsman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Saltsman, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1869 2
Saltsman Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Abraham Saltsman, aged 32, originally from London, arrived in New York in 1904 aboard the ship "Saint Paul" from Southampton, England 3
  • Harold Saltsman, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Tuscan" from Antilla, Cuba 3
  • Marguerite Saltsman, aged 25, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Kaiserin Augusta Victoria" from Brest, France 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Saltsman (post 1700) +

  • Donald L. Saltsman (1933-2014), American politician, Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1981-1992)
  • John Bruce "Chip" Saltsman Jr. (b. 1968), American politician, Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party from 1999 to 2001
  • Adam Saltsman, nicknamed Adam Atomic, an American indie video game designer best known for creating the endless runner Canabalt
  • Samuel Mayer "Max" Saltsman (1921-1985), Canadian businessman and politician, Member of Parliament for the Waterloo South, Waterloo and Waterloo–Cambridge (1964-1979)
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result

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