The Salcedo surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 13,593 people carried this name — #2,440 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 19,800 people counted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 11,205 people named Salcedo live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 93 people named Salcedo.
Most of them — 59 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
86 people named Salcedo live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 print
Salcedo in American newspapers,
1813–1944.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,215 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Salcedo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Diego Salcedo 1401–1511 · military personnel -
Luis de Salcedo y Azcona 1667–1741 · Catholic priest -
Blas Salcedo y Salcedo 1758–1810 · naval officer -
Juan Salcedo y Mantilla 1834–1907 · military personnel -
Gaspar Salcedo y Anguiano 1835–1905 · military personnel
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 120 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Salcedo.
- 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
- Saldana 25,386 · U.S. census
- Saldo 145 · U.S. census
- Sale 3,511 · U.S. census
- Saleh 5,813 · U.S. census
- Salem 6,413 · U.S. census
- Salemi 1,322 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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