SALOMON

SALOMON. This name, though identical with the designation of a well-known fish, probably originated from another source. The manor of Salmons in Caterham, co. Surrey, is known to liave belonged temp. Edw. III. to Roger Saleman. Brayley's Surrey, iv. 189. Now scl, A-Sax. and sa'Ue, Fr. signify a hall, and micman would consequently be the attendant or keeper of a hall. The name under this orthography is common in the Hvmdred Rolls.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.