as a Last Name
- 59,275
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Salinas
Meaning & Origins
Spanish: habitational name from any of the numerous places named Salinas, from the plural of salina ‘saltworks’ (Latin salinae, a derivative of sal ‘salt’).
| 555th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 59,275
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Texas
- has the most people named Salinas per capita
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