Slassor Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Slassor Surname Definition:

All recorded in Aberdeenshire. Robert Sleller (perhaps an error for Slesser), burgess of Aberdeen, 1487 (CRA., p. 44). In 1696 several Slessors were recorded in the parish of Peterhead. Mary Slessor (1848—1915) of Dundee was a famous missionary in Old Calabar.

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Slassor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:464,31730,397
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Slassor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

All recorded in Aberdeenshire. Robert Sleller (perhaps an error for Slesser), burgess of Aberdeen, 1487 (CRA., p. 44). In 1696 several Slessors were recorded in the parish of Peterhead. Mary Slessor (1848—1915) of Dundee was a famous missionary in Old Calabar. James Slessor of Fyvie served in the first Great War (Turriff). Sleastek, a Braemar surname in the seventeenth century, is perhaps a variant. The name may be of Dutch origin.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Slassor Last Name Facts

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

Slassor occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Slassor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,620,164th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Slassor are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 464,317. In England Slassor is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 38 percent are found, Northumberland, where 18 percent are found and Durham, where 7 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Slassor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Slassor has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 1,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slasor92306/
Slessor86983/
Slausor860/
Slossor860/
Claussor800/
Slesor774/
Slasar771/
Slosor771/
Clasor770/
Slazor770/
Sellessor751/
Schlossor750/
Slossar7162/
Slosorz7137/
Slessar7128/
Classar715/
Clausor711/
Clossor710/
Classeur672/
Szlosorz671/

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