Sleightholme Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sleightholme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sleightholme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4141:134,58513,229
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1701:143,38512,847

Sleightholme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sleightholme is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sleightholme? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 651,048th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Sleightholme reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 134,585. In England Sleightholme is most frequent in: North Yorkshire, where 37 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 14 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Sleightholme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sleightholme has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sleightholme last name rose 244 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sleightholme Last Name Statistics demography

Sleightholme earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.94% more than the national average, earning $56,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sleightholm96414/
Slightholme962/
Sleghtholme961/
Slightholm910/
Sletholm801/
Slettholm768/
Slåttholm6719/
Slottholm678/
Sloth-Egholm675/
Slättholm673/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sleightholme
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