Salzmann
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Berufsname für den Salzhändler, teils auch Salzsieder; Variante mit -mann gegenüber -er
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/zaltsman/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Salzmann is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Germany.
- CHSwitzerland
- DEGermany
- ARArgentina
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Berufsname für den Salzhändler, teils auch Salzsieder; Variante mit -mann gegenüber -er. Beleger: 2432.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Salzmann is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Varianz -mann/-er in Berufsnamen; cluster Salzmann/Selzer/Salzer.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Christian Gotthilf Salzmannb. 1744DEGerman academic (1744-1811)
- Johann Salzmannb. 1807AT(1807-1869)
- Auguste Salzmannb. 1824FRFrench photographer (1824-1872)
- Isaak Zaltsmanb. 1905UAnot in their usual nameSoviet politician
- Michael Saltzmanb. 1950not in their usual namescreenwriter
- Urs Salzmannb. 1954CHbobsledder
- Ralf Salzmannb. 1955DEathletics competitor
- Werner Salzmannb. 1962CHSwiss politician
- Andy Zaltzmanb. 1974GBnot in their usual nameBritish comedian and author
- Sasha Marianna Salzmannb. 1985DEGerman writer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 26 sources across 16 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 2.5K | #348 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 727 | #33,699 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 695 | #31,492 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 681 | #33,499 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national) | — | 378 | — |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 112 | #58,162 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 48 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 46 | — |
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 45 | #54,231 |
| NL Netherlands | CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007) | 2007 | 44 | #33,187 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 41 | — |
| CZ Czechia | MVČR — living population register 2017 | — | 40 | #34,483 |
Reference works 4
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Salzmann?
- A machine transcription gives /zaltsman/ (IPA) for German.
- What does the name Salzmann mean?
- Recorded meaning: Berufsname für den Salzhändler, teils auch Salzsieder; Variante mit -mann gegenüber -er.
- In which country does Salzmann have the most bearers?
- Salzmann is most frequently recorded in Germany.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Salzmann”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.