Saltzburg

Saltzburg Meaning & Origin

About Saltzburg
The surname Saltzburg is of German origin and is derived from the place name Salzburg, which is a city in Austria. The name is composed of two elements: "sal" meaning "salt" and "burg" meaning "fortress" or "castle." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Saltzburg can be interpreted as "fortress of salt" or "castle by the salt." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked in the salt mines or salt trade in the region of Salzburg.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Saltzburg is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Saltzburg: 110
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 149,395
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Saltzburg based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SLTSPRK
🗽 NYSIIS
SASA
🔊 Soundex
S04321062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AO1 L T S B ER0 G
🌐 IPA
/ˈsɔltsbərg/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SLTSPRK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S432

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Saltzburg in Braille

Here's how to represent Saltzburg in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Saltzburg in braille

How to sign the name Saltzburg using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Saltzburg using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Saltzburg in sign language

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