The Salas surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 48,282 people carried this name — #643 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,590 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 668 people named Salas.
303 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 48 départements, most often Hérault.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
197 people named Salas live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
45 people named Salas have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 78 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Salas in American newspapers,
1851–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 308,348 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Salas.
- Salah 1,143 · U.S. census
- Salama 1,033 · U.S. census
- Salami 462 · U.S. census
- Salamon 1,844 · U.S. census
- Salamone 3,608 · U.S. census
- Salard 135 · U.S. census
- Salat 233 · U.S. census
- Salata 1,049 · U.S. census
- Salaun 131 · U.S. census
- Salazar 113,468 · U.S. census
- Salber 268 · U.S. census
- Salce 764 · U.S. census
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