Salat Family History

Salat Surname Meaning

Czech (Salát) and Slovak (Šalát and Salát): nickname or metonymic occupational name from Czech salát Slovak šalát ‘lettuce’. French (Occitan) and Catalan: nickname from salat ‘salted funny’.

Somali: from a Somali Muslim personal name a variant of Salad ‘prayer’. It is also found in Kenya. — Note: Since Somalis traditionally do not have hereditary surnames this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

Indian (Gujarat): Gujarati name borne traditionally by rock-cutters based on Sanskrit shila ‘rock’.

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

Similar surnames: Sala, Salas, Sabat, Salata, Salah, Salak, Salt, Salay, Galat, Salant

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511	Immigration Records
1K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Salat family from?

You can see how Salat families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Salat family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Salat families were found in USA in 1920. In 1901 there were 4 Salat families living in Lanarkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Salat's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of Salat families in 1901.

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What did your Salat ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Clerk and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Salat. 25% of Salat men worked as a Clerk and 34% of Salat women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Salat were Shipping clerk and Seamstress.

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Clerk

25%

Laborer

25%

Carpenter

17%

Shipping clerk

17%

Stenographer

34%

hand sewer

34%

Seamstress

34%

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Census Record

There are 1K census records available for the last name Salat. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Salat census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 511 immigration records available for the last name Salat. 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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Military Records

There are 406 military records available for the last name Salat. For the veterans among your Salat ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Salat lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Salat life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Salat in 1957 was 62, and 89 in 2004.

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Salat Surname Meaning

Indian (Gujarat): Gujarati name borne traditionally by rock-cutters based on Sanskrit shila ‘rock’.

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

Where is the Salat family from?

What did your Salat ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Clerk

25%

Laborer

25%

Carpenter

17%

Shipping clerk

17%

Stenographer

34%

hand sewer

34%

Seamstress

34%

What Salat family records will you find?

What is the average Salat lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Salat life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Salat in 1957 was 62, and 89 in 2004.

Salat Family History

Salat Surname Meaning

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Salat Surname Meaning

6,000 record(s) for Salat

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Where is the Salat family from?

What did your Salat ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Salat family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Salat lifespan?

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