Slee Surname

91,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Slee Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sly,' the cunning. Middle English sly and sley.

Ralph Sly, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Sley, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John le Siege, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John le Slegh, 8 Edward III: Freemen of York.

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Slee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7011:32,7564,352
Australia1,1671:23,1333,188
United States1,0851:334,06430,203
Wales2471:12,5281,389
Netherlands2381:70,95512,066
Peru2141:148,5247,928
New Zealand1661:27,2794,764
Canada1231:299,55827,752
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
Scotland691:77,5925,787
France151:4,428,181244,602
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Norway91:571,36544,190
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
China51:273,464,31313,838
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0981:22,2003,127
Wales711:22,0901,271
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3351:149,90713,916

Slee (90) may also be a first name.

Slee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sly,' the cunning. Middle English sly and sley.

Ralph Sly, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Sley, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John le Siege, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John le Slegh, 8 Edward III: Freemen of York.

Juliana Slegh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1533-4. Henry Rowgholt and Matilda Slye: Marriage Lic. (London).

1610-11. William Slee, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.

1658. Married — Thomas Sly and Sarah Drake: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1662. Edward Nelthorpe and Mary Sleigh: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1667. Henry Temple and Margaret Sligh: ibid.

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

A Northern English and Scot. form of Sly, q.v.

But little did her auld minny ken What thir [Old Norse þeir, they] slee twa togither were sayn.— The Gaberlunyie Man, 14-15.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same as Sly. Hence Sleeman signifies "a sly or cunning one." Slimmon is apparently a corruption of Sleeman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Slee Last Name Facts

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

Slee occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Slee? popularity and diffusion

Slee is the 91,128th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,387,047 people. The last name Slee is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Slee are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,005,046th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 90 people.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 1,701 people, or 1 in 32,756. In England Slee is most prevalent in: Devon, where 13 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Slee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Slee has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 324 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 348 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 6,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Slee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Slee surname is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Slee last name are 24.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Slee earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.68% more than the national average, earning 473,013 kr per year; in Peru they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,410 per year; in South Africa they earn 78.93% more than the national average, earning R 425,208 per year; in United States they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning $42,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $48,626 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Sleep893,458/
Sleet891,646/
Shlee89157/
Sleed8943/
Slees8910/
Sleer896/
Sclee893/
Sllee891/
Sleez891/
Sleue890/
Sleye890/
Sle8676/
Schlee804,266/
Sleets8062/
Shleer8051/
Sellee8021/
Slayee8014/
Sleeph804/
Sleeya803/
Sleher803/
Slegge801/
Sleyes801/
Sleeds801/
Slieie801/
Shlees801/
Shllee801/
Sleyoe801/
Slieye801/
Sleije801/
Sclhee801/
Shleeh801/
Sleejh801/
Slegie801/
Shleet800/
Slowee800/
Sleh759,182/
Clee752,461/
Slye751,621/
Sled75845/
Sæle75778/
Sles75555/
Slue75312/
Slez75190/
Slea75177/
Slie75150/
Sley75147/
Slep75109/
Slet7599/
Slej7591/
Sloe7584/
Sler7535/
Sleu7530/
Slae7525/
Åsle7517/
Zlee759/
Jlee757/
Slei756/
Slle754/
Xlee754/
Shle753/
Sleć751/
Sleš751/
Dsle751/
Ssle751/
Scle751/
Sxle751/
Schleer73578/
Schleeh73215/
Schleue7355/
Schleep7344/
Schlehe7325/
Shleher7321/
Schlees7311/
Schleet733/
Schleed732/
Saellee732/
Sleeths731/
Silleye731/
Slowehe731/
Schleye731/
Suellee731/
Selle6710,233/
Sledz671,262/
Sledd671,068/
Sille671,001/
Slowe67839/
Sleat67505/
Shley67432/
Sless67331/
Sleap67282/
Slead67208/
Sölle67169/
Cleye67140/
Shlei6779/
Schleher6776/
Slesh6765/
Sülle6763/
Sleha6763/
Sæhle6760/
Slett6759/
Sälle6758/
Sleja6756/
Schleetz6753/
Åslie6746/
Shles6741/
Sleit6740/
Slets6736/
Schle6736/
Shlez6735/
Shled6735/
Slieh6734/
Slepp6733/
Sleyp6730/
Slawe6729/
Sleyt6724/
Slejs6721/
Sleys6720/
Sleyo6718/
Sleis6718/
Slleh6718/
Sleiy6716/
Slaje6715/
Sleyd6714/
Slaye6713/
Sleya6713/
Sleph6712/
Sølie6712/
Shloe6711/
Szles678/
Szler677/
Slley676/
Clehe676/
Selloyee676/
Jhlee675/
Sleah675/
Sleia675/
Sælle675/
Chlee674/
Sletz674/
Slech674/
Jsler674/
Sliue674/
Shlet674/
Shzle674/
Sller673/
Shlep673/
Sliey673/
Ssleh673/
Sleji673/
Slyeh672/
Hsler672/
Sleas672/
Ssles672/
Slezs672/
Sleuh672/
Sølje672/
Sleyi672/
Cleej671/
Zllee671/
Zsler671/
Schleies671/
Sclea671/
Scley671/
Sleui671/
Sliye671/
Sloye671/
Shlle671/
Selleyeh671/
Slles671/
Sllei671/
Shler671/
Sleds671/
Slaue671/
Slehy671/
Slejo671/
Sletø671/
Sleua671/
Szlei671/
Szleś671/
Shlaweet671/
Jleed671/
Slhae671/
Sleid671/
Zleey671/
Hsley670/
Sleus670/
Slehs670/
Sluie670/
Sleud670/
Slerr670/
Shlue670/

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