as a Last Name
- 91,371
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Salazar
Meaning & Origins
Spanish: habitational name from a place called Salazar in Burgos, probably named with sala ‘hall’ + Basque za(h)ar ‘old’, and thus a Basque equivalent of Saavedra.
| 281st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 91,371
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Mexico
- has the most people named Salazar per capita
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