Salem Family History
Salem Name Meaning
Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic salim or
salim ‘safe’, ‘secure’, ‘perfect’, ‘complete’. Salim ibn
?Umayr was one of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad.French (Alsace): habitational name from a place named Salem in
Haut-Rhin, named for the holy city of Jerusalem.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Salem Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Salem families
 21 - 40  8 - 20 |
 1 - 7  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Salem families
|
9 - 15 4 - 8 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Salem last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Salem Family Origin
Salem Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Salem
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Salem Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Salem census records
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Salem Civil War Service Records
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