A Spanish and Portuguese surname, Salas comes from an Old German term ‘sal’ which meant a building. Spelling variations for Salas are Sales and Sala. In England the Salas surname is found in the city of London, and the counties of Kent, Norfolk, Yorkshire, Rutland, Lancashire and Berkshire. From Spain many Salas families resettled in Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Peru, Mexico, Chile and Ecuador. Within the United States the Salas families originated in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, California, Arizona and Florida. Famous: Angel Salas (writer from Bolivia), Stevie Salas (musician), Floyd F. Salas (poet and novelist), Marcelo Salas (professional footballer from Chile), Hilden Salas (footballer from Peru), Joseph Salas (professional boxer), Marino Salas (professional baseball player), and Margarita Salas (biochemist in Spain).