Salter (surname)

Salter is a Medieval English occupational surname, meaning someone who trades in salt. Its other meaning is connected to psalter.

Notable people with this name

 * Ada Salter (1866–1942), British activist and politician
 * Adam Salter (died 2009), Australian man killed in a shooting incident
 * Albert Salter (1816–1874), Canadian surveyor
 * Alfred Salter (1873–1945), British physician and politician
 * Andrew Salter (psychologist) (1914–1996), American psychotherapist
 * Andrew Salter (cricketer) (born 1993), Welsh cricketer
 * Anna Salter, American psychologist and novelist
 * Arthur Salter (judge) (1859–1928), British politician and judge
 * Arthur Salter, 1st Baron Salter (1881–1975), British politician and academic
 * Ben Salter (born 1977), Australian musician
 * Bryant Salter (born 1950), American football player
 * David Salter, English actor and theatre director
 * David Ian Salter (born 1966), American film editor
 * Deborah Klimburg-Salter, Austrian art historian
 * Edward Salter, 17th century, English politician
 * Ernest James Salter (1897–1959), Canadian airforce pilot
 * Fannie Salter (1883–1966), American lighthouse keeper
 * George Salter (1897–1967), American designer
 * George Salter (cricketer) (1834–1911), UK cricketer
 * Hans J. Salter (1896–1994), American film composer
 * Harry Salter (1899–1984), American music director
 * Herbert Salter (1839–1894), English cricketer
 * Herbert Edward Salter (1863–1951), English historian and clergyman
 * Ivor Salter (1925–1991), English actor
 * Jake Clarke-Salter (born 1997), English football player
 * James Salter (1925–2015), American writer
 * James Arthur Salter (1881–1975), British politician and academic
 * James Salter (swimmer) (born 1976), British freestyle swimmer
 * Jan Salter (1936–2018), English artist and animal welfare worker
 * Jo Salter (born 1968), English airforce pilot
 * Jocelyn Salter (1901–1989), British navy officer
 * Joe R. Salter (born 1943), American civil servant and politician
 * Jock Salter (1898–1982), British football professional
 * John Salter (born 1985), American mixed martial artist
 * John Henry Salter (1862–1942), English botanist and ornithologist
 * John W. Salter (1852–1927), American farmer and politician
 * John William Salter (1820–1869), English naturalist and paleontologist
 * Joseph Salter (1816–1901), Canadian businessman and politician
 * June Salter (1932–2001), Australian actress
 * Justin Salter (born 1984), American musician and record producer
 * Leionne Salter (1892–1972), American proponent of early 20th century revival movement
 * Lewis Salter (1926–1989), American physicist
 * Liam Salter (born 1993), English professional rugby league footballer
 * Malachy Salter (1715–1781), English merchant and official in the New World
 * Malcolm Salter (1887–1973), English cricketer
 * Mary Elizabeth Turner Salter (1856–1938), American soprano and composer
 * Mandy Salter fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
 * Mark Salter (born	1955), American speechwriter
 * Mark Salter (born 1980), English footballer
 * Martin Salter (born 1954), UK member of parliament
 * Mary Jo Salter (born 1954), American poet
 * Matt Salter (born 1976), English rugby player
 * Melville J. Salter (1834–1896), American politician
 * Michael Salter (born 1967), U.S. contemporary artist
 * Nick Salter (born 1987), Australian football player
 * Richard Salter (disambiguation), several people, including
 * Richard Salter (artist) (born 1979), British artist known for his military paintings
 * Richard Salter (inventor), made the first spring balances in Britain
 * Richard Salter (singer) (1943–2009), English baritone
 * Richard Salter (writer), British writer who wrote Doctor Who stories including Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas


 * Robert B. Salter (1924–2010), Canadian pediatric orthopedic surgeon
 * Robert M. Salter (1920–2011), American engineer
 * Roberta Semple Salter (1910–2007), American radio personality
 * Sam Salter (born 1975), American musician and song writer
 * Stephen Salter (born 1938), Emeritus Professor of Engineering Design and inventor of the Salter duck
 * Stephen Salter (architect) (1862–1956), notable architect of Oxford, Maidenhead, and the Isle of Wight
 * Stephen Salter (politician) (1938–2006), Australian politician


 * Susanna M. Salter (1860–1961), American politician, first woman mayor in the United States
 * Tawgs Salter (active since 2006), Canadian song writer
 * Terence Macleane Salter (1883–1969), British/South African botanist
 * Thomas Salter, official name of Tawgs Salter
 * Timothy Salter (born 1942), English composer, conductor and pianist
 * Torrey Salter (born 1988), American musician and song writer
 * William Salter (disambiguation), several people, including:
 * William Sawtrey (died 1401), also known as William Salter
 * William Salter (MP) (died 1404), English politician
 * William Salter (artist) (1804–1875), English artist
 * William Salter (minister) (1821–1910), Congregational minister in Iowa, USA
 * William Mackintire Salter (1853–1931), philosopher and lecturer for the Ethical Culture Society, Chicago, Illinois, USA