Saltsman Family History
Saltsman Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for an extractor or seller of salt from German Salz ‘salt’ + Mann (Yiddish man) ‘man’. Compare Salsman and Saltman . Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Salzmann a cognate of 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022