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Salts Family History

Salts Surname Meaning

Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a salt producer or seller from German Salz Yiddish zalts ‘salt’.

English (Lancashire): variant of Salt with excrescent -s.

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


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You can see how Salts families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Salts family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Salts families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 74 Salts families living in Lancashire. This was about 79% of all the recorded Salts's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Salts families in 1891.
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What did your Salts ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Salts. 67% of Salts women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    67%
  • Cotton Weaver
    20%
  • Housekeeper
    14%

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Passenger Lists

There are 285 immigration records available for the last name Salts. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Salts. For the veterans among your Salts ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Salts lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Salts life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Salts in 1951 was 50, and 85 in 2004.

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