| ![Show Contents]() Salzman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of SalzmanWhat does the name Salzman mean? The surname Salzman means 'a seller of salt,' as the root 'salz' means in 'salt' in the German language. Another possibility is that it is a patronymic name. During the Middle Ages, Jews would often assume names popular within lands in which they lived to remain inconspicuous; those with the name Solomon may have changed there name to the phonetically similar Salzman, or one of its variants. Salzman Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Salzman, Salzmann, Saltzman, Saltzmann, Saltsman, Zaltzman, Zaltman, Zalcman and many more. Salzman RankingIn the United States, the name Salzman is the 9,395th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
| Salzman migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Salzman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Christina Salzman, who arrived in Texas in 1840-1850 2
- Eva Catharina Salzman, who landed in Texas in 1840-1850 2
- Johann Salzman, who arrived in Texas in 1840-1850 2
- John Salzman, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1869 2
- Henry Salzman, who arrived in Iowa in 1883 2
Salzman Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Abram Salzman, aged 24, who settled in America from Nikolayen, Russia, in 1902
- Aaran Salzman, aged 20, who landed in America from London, in 1904
- Alexander Salzman, aged 2, who settled in America from Teofipol, Russia, in 1908
- Albert Salzman, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Dornbiom, Tyrol, in 1909
- Abram Salzman, aged 2, who immigrated to the United States from Lebedwe, Russia, in 1909
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Salzman (post 1700) | + |
- Eric Salzman (1933-2017), American composer, scholar, author, impresario, music critic, record producer and co-founder of the American Music Theater Festival
- Mark Salzman (b. 1959), American writer best known for his 1986 memoir Iron & Silk
- Pnina Salzman (b. 1922), Israeli classical pianist, recipient of the Israel Prize for Music (2006)
- Louis Francis Salzman (1878-1971), British economic historian
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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