# 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
* Ina Salter, Apache politician and educator
* 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 1968), American judge
* 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