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Where Does The Last Name Slight Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Slight is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slight? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 204,459^th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,586,391 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Slight are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335^th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 617 people, or 1 in 587,454. In The United States Slight is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Iowa, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Slight Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Slight has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 274 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Slight Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Slight last name is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Slight last name are 9.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Slight earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.73% more than the national average, earning $50,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.17% less than the national average, earning $45,622 CAD per year.