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Salle Family History

Salle Name Meaning

French: topographic name or a metonymic occupational name for someone who lived or worked at a manor house from Old French salle ‘large room hall’. Compare Desalle and Lasalle . French (Sallé): from Old French salé ‘salty salted’ hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who dealt with salt meat or salt fish or perhaps in a figurative sense a nickname for a witty or mordant person. Compare Sallee and Salley . North German: topographic name probably cognate with Middle High German sal ‘dark murky dirty’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Sale, Halle, Salley, Saile, Sable, Calle, Selle, Salles, Valle, Malle

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Where is the Salle family from?

You can see how Salle families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Salle family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Salle families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 10 Salle families living in London. This was about 43% of all the recorded Salle's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Salle families in 1891.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

Architect
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Top Female Occupations In 1939

Unpaid Domestic Duties
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Census Records

There are 10,000 census records available for the last name Salle. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Salle census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Salle. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Salle. For the veterans among your Salle ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Salle lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Salle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Salle in 1958 was 55, and 70 in 2004.

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