The Salamon Family Name

The name Salamon is closely linked to Salamone. Name scholars give the meaning as “Solomon”.

• Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Salmon.
• You may also find the name written Salomone.
• Salamon drops the “e” of Salamone, a simplification that clerks often made.
• In the 2010 US Census, 1,933 Americans gave Salamon as their last name (rank 15,229). French birth records list 515 children named Salamon between 1891 and 2000.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Salamon coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Salamon, so the heraldry linked to Salamone is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Salamon family name pack.