Slater Surname

5,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Slater 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.

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Slater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States42,3001:8,5691,030
England29,5081:1,888226
Australia9,7341:2,773381
Canada4,9781:7,4021,090
South Africa2,2541:24,0363,055
Scotland2,0211:2,649488
New Zealand1,0241:4,422696
Wales7051:4,389479
Jamaica5051:5,683728
Ireland3591:13,1171,565
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
France1981:335,46850,650
Chile1911:92,2333,529
Samoa1621:1,196373
Spain1551:301,62618,150
Israel1291:66,3388,273
Thailand1291:547,58494,071
Trinidad and Tobago1291:10,5731,451
Northern Ireland1281:14,4141,997
Germany1201:670,87952,024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines961:1,174270
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Isle of Man421:2,043391
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Panama391:100,3143,825
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
India291:26,450,530346,896
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Jersey251:3,968780
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Norway251:205,69123,411
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Guyana181:42,3464,061
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Cayman Islands131:4,915636
Belgium121:958,05473,966
China121:113,943,4645,994
Guam121:13,3432,098
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Grenada51:21,7071,054
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malta41:107,5681,849
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Togo21:3,623,88411,997
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Anguilla11:13,436792
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1551:28,5802,951
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England16,9961:1,434176
Scotland1,1571:3,235546
Wales611:25,7121,467
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,5271:5,889735

Slater (625) may also be a first name.

Slater 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.

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

V.Sclater

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who roofed buildings with flat rock or slate.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Schlytter; from the Dutch, Schlette, Sluyter, Sluiter; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Slater Last Name Facts

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

Slater (Arabic: سلاتر, Russian: Слатер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Slater.

How Common Is The Last Name Slater? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,873rd most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,854 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Slater live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Slater is also the 333,332nd most numerous given name globally, held by 625 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 42,300 people, or 1 in 8,569. In The United States Slater is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 114 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Slater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Slater has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Slater last name expanded 496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 232 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Slater Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (57%) in Ireland and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Slater surname are 12.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Slater earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 155.94% more than the national average, earning 885,762 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,801 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.82% more than the national average, earning R 367,920 per year; in United States they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $43,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $51,895 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slatter924,512/
Sclater921,000/
Slayter92816/
Slauter92390/
Sleater92358/
Slather9236/
Shlater9232/
Slahter9232/
Slaiter9226/
Slatier9216/
Slateer924/
Slaster923/
Szlater922/
Slaeter921/
Slajter921/
Slaater920/
Slate919,060/
Schlater86762/
Slachter86223/
Szlajter8653/
Sliauter8630/
Slauther8614/
Sleaster8610/
Slauhter866/
Scleater866/
Shlauter865/
Shlatter863/
Slautere861/
Sleather861/
Sclatter860/
Slattere860/
Slautter860/
Slayster860/
Shleater860/
Slatther860/
Slaetter860/
Slates83865/
Clater83478/
Sloter83253/
Zlater8341/
Sleter8317/
Slatte839/
Slathe834/
Sleate832/
Slatee831/
Slatre831/
Slatie831/
Sladte831/
Sliate831/
Slaite830/
Slayte830/
Slatir830/
Slatey830/
Slaute830/
Schlatter808,046/
Schlather80279/
Shlachter8049/
Slauthter8011/
Schlajter807/
Slahyhter805/
Slauchter803/
Schladter803/
Slaterová802/
Schlaeter801/
Schlahter801/
Schlaiter801/
Schlatier801/
Shlaither801/
Schllater800/
Schliater800/
Schlaster800/
Sluiter773,353/
Slotter77385/
Sleeter77377/
Slooter77282/
Clayter77186/
Sleiter77138/
Slother77104/
Szleter7752/
Sleyter7749/
Schlate7744/
Sleuter7727/
Slaiteh7724/
Sloster7719/
Sellate7717/
Clatter7714/
Slaatte7710/
Sletter779/
Slatest778/
Slattie777/
Slattey773/
Šlajter773/
Clather772/
Slouter772/
Slätter772/
Šlahter771/
Sleathe771/
Sillate771/
Slaitei771/
Slatthe771/
Scleate770/
Shleter770/
Slathey770/
Slether770/
Chlater770/
Schliauter752/
Schlaetter750/
Schlatteer750/
Schlayhter750/
Sehllatter750/
Zlate732,017/
Slote73572/
Slata73185/
Clate7374/
Slati7357/
Slaty735/
Schleter71290/
Schlatte71200/
Sleister71184/
Sleyster71154/
Schlöter71136/
Schloter71112/
Schlatre7192/
Slaasted7182/
Schliachter7123/
Shlotter7110/
Szletter716/
Sleitere714/
Shletter712/
Shleyter712/
Shleeter712/
Schleachter711/
Slauthte711/
Sletther711/
Shlother711/
Szleiter711/
Szloster711/
Shleiter711/
Sleytter711/
Chlatter711/
Slouther710/
Schlates710/
Slaisted710/
Schlatge710/
Slothier710/
Sleuther710/
Schlotter673,452/
Schleuter67876/
Slauta67770/
Slotte67766/
Schletter67597/
Schleiter67488/
Schleeter67429/
Zlatea67404/
Shlata67217/
Sleichter67200/
Sloote67168/
Cloter67135/
Sleijster67123/
Schloeter67107/
Slootheer6783/
Schlötter6778/
Schlachte6771/
Slahta6760/
Slotea6748/
Slatta6731/
Clatte6727/
Zlaite6723/
Slasti6713/
Slatis6710/
Schlötger6710/
Jlatee678/
Sleite675/
Slaiti675/
Szlaty675/
Slatai674/
Slatty673/
Clayte673/
Zlates673/
Slotre672/
Zlateu672/
Slatti672/
Slotje672/
Szlata672/
Xlhate672/
Chlate671/
Schlatterová671/
Schlattie671/
Sladta671/
Slatha671/
Slatiy671/
Slaujhtir671/
Slootherr671/
Sloute671/
Shleytere671/
Sloteh671/
Jlatea671/
Zlatie671/
Slaita671/
Slotir671/
Silliatte671/
Schletier671/
Sellotier671/
Zloter671/
Slotes670/
Sleote670/
Slathy670/
Schlouter670/
Schlattes670/
Slauty670/
Slotey670/
Schloster670/
Slothe670/

Slater Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slater in the Russian language
Слатерslater-
Slater in the Arabic language
سلاترslatr-

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