Salas, from Spanish salas (rooms, halls), is a Spanish surname of Germanic origin,[1] and a common family name in the Spanish-speaking world. It is ranked amongst the most common surnames found in Costa Rica and in Mexico.
People
edit- Ada Salas (born 1965), Spanish poet and author
- Agustín Salas del Valle (born 1964), Mexican serial killer
- Ailín Salas (born 1993), Argentine actress
- Alfonso Rodríguez Salas (1939–1994), Spanish footballer
- Alvaro Salas (born 1953), Uruguayan percussionist
- Benito Salas Vargas (1770–1816), military leader during Colombia's independence war
- Berta Vicente Salas (born 1944), Spanish photographer
- Carlos Salas (born 1955), Cuban volleyball player
- Carlos Salas Salas (first elected 1909), Chilean politician
- Claudia Hernández (tennis), full name Claudia Hernández Salas (born 1966), Mexican tennis player
- Dagoberto Campos Salas (born 1966), Costa Rican Roman Catholic Church archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio (diplomat)
- Damian Salas (born 1975), Argentine poker player
- Dani Salas (born 1988), Spanish footballer
- Didac Salas (born 1993), Spanish pole vaulter
- Esther Salas (born 1968), United States District Judge
- Federico Salas (1950–2021), Peruvian politician
- Fernando de Valdés y Salas (1483–1568), Spanish churchman and professor
- Fernando Salas (baseball) (born 1985), Mexican baseball pitcher
- Franklin Salas (born 1981), Ecuadorian footballer
- Guillermo Salas (born 1974), Peruvian footballer
- Greg Salas (born 1988), American football wide receiver
- Henrique Salas Römer (born 1936), Venezuelan entrepreneur and politician
- Hilden Salas (born 1980), Peruvian footballer
- Ilse Salas (born 1981), Mexican actress
- Irma Salas Silva (1903–1987), Chilean educator
- José Mariano Salas (1797–1867), Mexican general and politician, twice interim president of Mexico
- Joseph Salas (1903–1987), American boxer
- Juan Salas (born 1978), Bominican MLB baseball pitcher
- Justin Salas (born 1982), American mixed martial artist
- Lauro Salas (1928–1987), Mexican world boxing champion
- Lizette Salas (born 1989), American golfer
- Marcelo Salas (born 1974), Chilean footballer
- Margarita Salas (1938–2019), Spanish scientist in the areas of biochemistry and molecular genetics
- Marina Salas (born 1988), Spanish actress
- Marino Salas (born 1981), MLB baseball pitcher
- Mario Salas Saieg (born 1967), former Chilean footballer
- Mark Salas (born 1961), American MLB baseball catcher
- Mary Salas (born 1948), American politician
- Nancy Salas (1910–1990), Australian musicologist
- Olimpia Salas Martínez (born 1958), Mexican professor and researcher in material sciences
- Óscar Salas (born 1993), Honduran footballer
- Óscar Salas Moya (1936–2017), Bolivian politician
- Patricia Salas O'Brien (born 1958), Peruvian sociologist and Minister of Education
- Paul Salas (born 1998), Filipino actor and model
- Pito Salas, Curaçaoan-American software developer
- Rafael M. Salas (1928–1987), first head of the United Nations Population Fund
- Renee Salas (started med school 2004), American physician and professor
- Rodolfo Salas (1928–2010), Peruvian basketball player
- Rudy Salas (born 1977), American politician
- Rudy Salas (musician), American musician, founding member (1969) of El Chicano
- Stephanie Salas (born 1970), Mexican singer and actress
- Stevie Salas (born 1964), Native American guitarist and author
- Tito Salas (1887–1974), Venezuelan painter
- Víctor Salas (born 1980), Spanish footballer
- Vincent Salas (born 1989), Chilean footballer
- Walter Salas-Humara, American songwriter, founding member (1985) of The Silos
- Wilma Salas (born 1991), Cuban volleyball player
Fictional characters
edit- Paquita Salas, on the Spanish comedy web television series Paquita Salas
- Yelina Salas, on the CBS television series CSI: Miami
- Will Salas, in the 2011 science fiction film In Time
- Roger Salas, in the American heist drama streaming television series Kaleidoscope
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Estos apellidos frecuentes en España son de origen visigodo o germánico". El Español (in Spanish). 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2024-05-18.