Sleath Surname

365,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sleath Surname Definition:

(English and Scandinavian) Cruel, Fierce, Severe [Old English sliðe = Old Norse slið-r]

Sleath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6021:92,5559,925
Australia1341:201,46019,724
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Canada571:646,41452,764
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Wales81:386,81619,671
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3381:72,1167,998
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Sleath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Scandinavian) Cruel, Fierce, Severe [Old English sliðe = Old Norse slið-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sleath Last Name Facts

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

Sleath is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sleath? popularity and diffusion

Sleath is the 365,442nd most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,383,532 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Sleath reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 602 people, or 1 in 92,555. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 35 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and West Midlands, where 5 percent reside. Beside England it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Sleath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sleath has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sleath surname grew 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 174 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sleath Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sleath surname are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sleath earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 42.58% more than the national average, earning $61,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.4% more than the national average, earning $50,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sleathe921/
Sleat91505/
Sleth9114/
Slath912/
Sleeth831,912/
Sleith83370/
Slatch83106/
Sleuth8369/
Slaith8318/
Slathe834/
Sleatt834/
Slauth833/
Sleate832/
Slieth831/
Sleats831/
Slaths830/
Scleth830/
Slat80916/
Slet8099/
Schleth77175/
Sleihat772/
Sleeths771/
Slatthe771/
Silleth770/
Sleitch770/
Schlath770/
Slate739,060/
Sleet731,646/
Slats73354/
Slatt73253/
Slead73208/
Sloet73154/
Slith73140/
Slaat7375/
Slett7359/
Slyth7348/
Sleit7340/
Slait7339/
Slets7336/
Slete7330/
Sluet7326/
Slhat7324/
Sleyt7324/
Slyat736/
Sliet735/
Jslat734/
Hslat734/
Sslat734/
Sletz734/
Sliat734/
Shlet734/
S'Lat734/
Shlat733/
Slaet732/
Slget731/
Slaut731/
Slaht731/
Sllat731/
Sladh731/
Sletø731/
Slayt730/
Schleith71466/
Schlaeth7136/
Scillath7122/
Schlieth717/
Schloeth715/
Højsleth715/
Slauthte711/
Schletch711/
Schledth710/
Slaats671,812/
Slette67601/
Sellat67570/
Sellet67309/
Sillet67248/
Sillat67196/
Sleadd6768/
Sleets6762/
Slecht6730/
Shlatz6728/
Shletz6722/
Shlets6715/
Schlat6715/
Shlyat6711/
Sladts6711/
Slätth6710/
Slatts679/
Sleutz679/
Slatte679/
Sleete675/
Sleite675/
Schlet675/
Shladt675/
Jslatt674/
Slettå674/
Cliath673/
Slaatz672/
Slaitz672/
Slacht672/
Slaits671/
Slaudh671/
Shlead671/
Shlett671/
Shlith671/
Jlethe671/
Sladch671/
Slieht671/
Sletsø671/
Szlejt671/
Sliate671/
Sleitz670/
Slayht670/
Shleet670/
Sclett670/
Slioth670/
Slettz670/
Sleitt670/
Sleiht670/
Slattz670/
Sletts670/
Claith670/
Slitth670/

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