Slape Surname

258,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Slape Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the slape' (i.e. a shelving declivity), from residence thereby. A slope, a slape, or a slipe seem all to express the same meaning. In Oxfordshire the shelving bank between the base of a fortification and the moat below is a slipe.

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Slape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0451:346,85131,135
Australia3521:76,6928,962
England571:977,51048,999
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Wales181:171,91811,581
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Slape Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the slape' (i.e. a shelving declivity), from residence thereby. A slope, a slape, or a slipe seem all to express the same meaning. In Oxfordshire the shelving bank between the base of a fortification and the moat below is a slipe. In Cumberland a farmer will say of the roads in frosty weather,' They're terrible slape to-day,' i.e. slippery.

Matilda de Slape, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Randulph atte Slape, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Nicholas atte Sclape, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

William atte Sclape, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1604. Married — Roche Slape and Elizabeth Gloover: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1610. Richard Slape, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1696. Baptised — Ann, d. William Slape: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1749. Married — Thomas Slape and Ann Green: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

It is abundantly clear that Somerset was the chief habitat of the name.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at a Slope [Middle English and Dialectal English slape; from a variant (*slípan) of Old English slúpan (pp. slopen), to slip] Randulph atte Slape.—Soms. Subs.-Roll, A.D. 1327.

(Scandinavian) Crafty, Sly [Old Norse sleip-r, slippery, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Slippery, smooth; hence, metaphorically, crafty. Halliwell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Slape Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Slape Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Slape (Marathi: सलपे) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Slape? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 258,090th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,778,719 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Slape reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Slape is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,045 people, or 1 in 346,851. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 23 percent live, Oklahoma, where 16 percent live and Missouri, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Slape Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Slape has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Slape last name expanded 1,493 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Slape Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Slape are 8.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.02% registered to vote for the party.

Slape earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning $41,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Slaper9185/
Slappe9153/
Slapeh9139/
Slaphe912/
Slapes910/
Slapie910/
Slap8961/
Slappey83715/
Slapper83124/
Sleaper8348/
Schlape8330/
Slaiper839/
Slappeh832/
Sleapea831/
Slappie830/
Slapfer830/
Slapets830/
Slapp80293/
Sleap80282/
Slapa80208/
Clape80160/
Slope80154/
Slaap8056/
Slipe8026/
Slapø8022/
Slapi8014/
Slapf801/
Slapy801/
Zlape801/
Slepe801/
Slasp800/
Schlappe7749/
Sillapee7733/
Schlaper773/
Shlapper771/
Shlappie771/
Szlapfer771/
Sloper731,760/
Slappy73739/
Slippe73704/
Szlapa73384/
Shlapa73241/
Clappe73223/
Slopey7389/
Sloope7385/
Szlaps7349/
Slapui7348/
Slapha7327/
Slappa7324/
Slopes7321/
Slapio7316/
Sleepe7315/
Slopez7310/
Shlapy739/
Slijpe733/
Shlyap732/
Schlap732/
Sleppe732/
Slapps731/
Slipey731/
Sloupe731/
Shlapi731/
Shllap731/
Claipe731/
Sleapy730/
Sleupe730/
Shlipe730/
Shleap730/
Slaphy730/
Sloppe730/
Schlapper71205/
Schlappie7138/
Schlapeit7130/
Schleappe7111/
Schlapher711/
Slauthper711/
Shlappher710/
Slav672,722/
Schlapp671,037/
Clap67367/
Slop67191/
Clappey67142/
Slab67138/
Schlaps67136/
Schlaipfer67125/
Shlyapa67109/
Shleppe6786/
Shlapai6777/
Slippey6766/
Schlapa6747/
Shliapa6737/
Schlaup6721/
Šlap6717/
Schlaap6713/
Slopper6711/
Slappay677/
Schlipe673/
Shlapay672/
Shlippe672/
Slapova672/
Szloper672/
Shlophe672/
Jlap672/
Sclappi671/
Sloppie671/
Shlappi671/
Shloper671/
Slappéy671/
Slooper671/
Schlepe671/
Clappei671/
Jlaphet671/
Sellepe671/
Zlap671/
Xlap671/
Slopher670/
Slippee670/
Sleppey670/
Sleiper670/
Sleepee670/
Schlaph670/
Scleope670/
Sleippe670/
Schlapf670/

Slape Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slape in the Marathi language
सलपेsalape50
सळपेsalape50

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