Sledger Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sledger Surname Definition:

SLEDGER: From occupation. The New English dictionary defines sledger as one who drives or draws a sledge. John Slegear, merchant burgess of Glasgow, 1580 (Burgesses). Loyrance Sledger, coibler, admitted burgess freeman, gratis, 1601 (ibid).

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Sledger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sledger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SLEDGER: From occupation. The New English dictionary defines sledger as one who drives or draws a sledge. John Slegear, merchant burgess of Glasgow, 1580 (Burgesses). Loyrance Sledger, coibler, admitted burgess freeman, gratis, 1601 (ibid). John Abraham Sledger, H. M. 'inventor' for Scotland, burgess of Dumbarton, 1675 (RDB.).

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

Sledger Last Name Facts

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

Sledger is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sledger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sledger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Sledger reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Sledger is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England Sledger is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 53 percent reside, Surrey, where 35 percent reside and Kent, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Sledger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sledger has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sledger last name increased 850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slledger930/
Sledge9211,256/
Sleger92333/
Sleder92224/
Schledger881/
Sleeger86124/
Szleger8676/
Shleger8642/
Sleider8630/
Sleader8629/
Sleiger8610/
Sladger863/
Sleager863/
Slieder863/
Shleder863/
Sleuder862/
Dsledge861/
Sledges861/
Sleeder861/
Szleder861/
Slegger860/
Slege834/
Slder832/
Sldge830/
Sleidinger820/
Schleder801,323/
Schleger80479/
Shleyger80182/
Szlegier8092/
Shleyder8018/
Shleider805/
Shleiger802/
Scleider802/
Sjleider801/
Slettger800/
Sleidier800/
Scledder800/
Sliger773,028/
Slider771,872/
Selder77844/
Slyder77278/
Silder77177/
Sléder7774/
Sålder7752/
Sleege7724/
Slyger7724/
Sölder7720/
Sléger7717/
Šleger7717/
Šleder7715/
Cleder778/
Släger778/
Slidge777/
Slezer774/
Sldeer774/
Seldge773/
Sledce773/
Sleser772/
Slegge771/
Cledge771/
Sledje771/
Slæger771/
Slegie771/
Sleige770/
Shlege770/
Sledre770/
Slejer770/
Sleage770/
Schleiger75940/
Schleider75890/
Schlieder75406/
Schleuder75238/
Schlleder759/
Schleager758/
Schleeger752/
Schlesder751/
Slidinger750/
Schleeder750/
Sleezer71548/
Slesser71396/
Slesere7174/
Szlejer7159/
Szlezer7143/
Sleizer7132/
Szleser7132/
Shleser7128/
Sleuser7125/
Slesher7121/
Chleder7119/
Slayder7118/
Schlder7117/
Schlege7112/
Slaiger7111/
Schlger7110/
Slejzer719/
Shliger718/
Cleyder715/
Sielder714/
Sclider713/
Sellder713/
Slijger713/
Sligger712/
Scilder712/
Gildger712/
Seltger712/
Sleyser712/
Cletder711/
Slidert711/
Shlegir711/
Cledder711/
Slidere711/
Slejher711/
Szlecer711/
Szlider711/
Seleser711/
Sldeerh711/
Slidder710/
Sleiser710/
Sligert710/
Scelder710/
Slaider710/
Sluiger710/
Sleeser710/
Slisder710/
Sletcer710/
Sluider710/
Sleaser710/
Schläger672,064/
Schleser67374/
Schlyder6741/
Shlesser6740/
Sleijere6734/
Sleijser6733/
Schlexer6725/
Schlegge6725/
Sleze6724/
Chleider6723/
Shleyzer6720/
Schlæger6715/
Szlejzer6715/
Schläder6714/
Schléger6714/
Schléder6713/
Slese6711/
Schlehaider6710/
Schlider678/
Schliger678/
Szlezjer678/
Shleizer677/
Shlayger676/
Slegi674/
Szlesser673/
Schleheider673/
Shleiser672/
Clder672/
Gilledge672/
Szlesier672/
Gilleder672/
Slget671/
Sleże671/
Slessere671/
Schlegee671/
Schleget671/
Gilleger670/
Schlegeh670/
Sclesier670/
Schlezer670/
Gelleger670/
Slige670/
Sleezier670/
Sleshear670/

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