Sclater Surname
Approximately 1,000 people bear this surname
Sclater Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the slater.' Middle English sclat; v. Wyclif, Luke v. 19 (Skeat). There is no modern affectation in the forms of Sclater and Slatter. They are the unbroken use of centuries; compare Reader, Tyler, Thacker, Thackster, &c.
Read More About This SurnameSclater Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 259 | 1:1,399,455 | 96,631 |
| England | 199 | 1:279,990 | 21,818 |
| Scotland | 188 | 1:28,478 | 2,994 |
| Australia | 147 | 1:183,644 | 18,462 |
| Canada | 99 | 1:372,178 | 33,288 |
| New Zealand | 84 | 1:53,909 | 8,584 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 195 | 1:19,196 | 1,951 |
| England | 111 | 1:219,598 | 16,839 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
Sclater Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the slater.' Middle English sclat; v. Wyclif, Luke v. 19 (Skeat). There is no modern affectation in the forms of Sclater and Slatter. They are the unbroken use of centuries; compare Reader, Tyler, Thacker, Thackster, &c.
Adam le Sclattere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard le Sclattere, Oxfordshire. ibid.
Walter Sclatter, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Slatter is still familiar to Oxfordshire.
1684. Baptised — Elizabeth d. John Sclator: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1807. Married — Thomas Slatter and Esther Bael: St. George, Hanover Square.
From the occupation, ME. sclater(e, one whose trade is to lay slates on roofs of houses. Henry Sclatur was concerned in a charge of breaking the peace in Aberdeen in 1399 (CRA., p. 377) Robert Sklatare sold his tenement in Glasgow in 1430 (LCD., p. 247), John Sclater was a burgess of Arnbroath in 1458 (RAA., II, p. 99), and another John Sclatar witnessed a Forfarshire obligation in 1497 (ibid., p. 308). Payment was made in 1508 to William Sclater for repairs to the roof of the church of Holy Trinity, Edinburgh, for himself and two men "for xii dais dennar and noneschankis v li" (Soltre, p. 162), and John Sklaitter was slater of the palace and church of Dunkeld in 1514 (Rent. Dunk., p. 146). The surname appears in Shetland in 1612 and in 1616 in which year Nicoll Sclaitter or Sklaitter in Skallowaybanlds appears on assize (MCM., II, p. 166; OSR., I, p. 241). William Sklaitter of Burnes was retoured heir of John Sklaitter of Burnes in 1662 (Retours, Orkney and Shetland, 93). Within recent years most bearers of this name in Shetland have adopted the spelling of Slater and Slatter, whereas the majority of the Orcadian bearers of the name still retain the old spelling of Sclater. Sclatter 1683, Sklaiter 1571, Sklaither 1663, Sklaitter 1609, Sklatter 1640, Skleater 1664, Skleatter 1636.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) Slater [Middle English sclatter(e, sclater(e; from (with agential suff. -er(e) Middle English sclat(e, a slate, Old French esclat (French éclat), a splinter; cp. Old Saxon slítan = O.H.Ger. slízan (mod. schleissen) = Old English slítan, to split, slit, tear] Adam le Sclattere.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.
John le Sclatter.—Chesh. Chmbrlns. Accts., A.D. 1312-13.
. . . smythis, wrichtis, masonis,cuparis, sclateris.—Burgh Recds. of Aberdeen, A.D. 1531.
1. The Sclaters of Hoddington, co. Hants, claim to have borrowed their name from the parish of Slaughter, or Schlauter in Gloucestershire, "where they were lords of the manor for upwards of three hundred years." B.L.G. 2. Another form of Slater. The unnecessary C has sometimes of late been resumed.
From the occupation, which dates in England from early times, though much increased within the last century or two. Le Sclattere, Sclatiere, &c. H.R.
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Sclater Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sclater Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sclater is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sclater.
How Common Is The Last Name Sclater? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 361,698th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,287,546 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Sclater are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 1,399,455. In The United States it is most frequent in: Virginia, where 33 percent live, Michigan, where 11 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States Sclater occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Scotland, where 19 percent live.
Sclater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sclater has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sclater last name increased 392 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sclater Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sclater surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Sclater last name are 19.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.2% registered with the party.
The amount Sclater earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 16.36% less than the national average, earning R 198,756 per year; in United States they earn 13.1% more than the national average, earning $48,803 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.77% more than the national average, earning $54,040 CAD per year.
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