Salmerón
A Spanish habitational surname likely referring to someone from a place called Salmerón.
The #4,899 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 42,935 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Salmerón is a Spanish surname formed from a place name, most likely the village of Salmerón in Guadalajara, Spain. In surname use, it usually means "someone from Salmerón" or "of Salmerón." The place-name itself is probably older than the surname and may have developed from a local geographical term or personal-name element, but the exact deeper root is not certain.
History
As with many Spanish locational surnames, Salmerón was probably first used to identify people who had moved away from their home village. The surname is found in Spain and in Spanish-speaking communities abroad, including Latin America and the United States. The accent mark in the standard Spanish spelling, Salmerón, reflects the pronunciation on the final syllable.
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Fun fact
Salmerón is also the name of a town in the province of Guadalajara, which likely gave the surname its source.