Slingby Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Slingby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Slingsby' a parish in the North Riding of Yorks, six miles from New Malton.

John de Slengesby, wayder (v. Wader), 33 Edward I: Freemen of York.

Henricus de Slyngesby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Slingby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Slingby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Slingsby' a parish in the North Riding of Yorks, six miles from New Malton.

John de Slengesby, wayder (v. Wader), 33 Edward I: Freemen of York.

Henricus de Slyngesby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Slyngesby, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus de Slenggesby, 1379; Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Charles Slingesbey, Yorkshire, 1577: Register of the University of Oxford.

1787. Married — Thomas Ashley and Hannah Slingsby; St. George, Hanover Square.

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

SLYNGYSBY: Ade de Slyngysby in Edinburgh, 1367 (RMS., I, 57), most probably derived his surname from Slingsby in Yorkshire. John Slingisbie forfeited some land in Edinburgh in the reign of David II (RMS., I, App. II, 1568.)

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

A parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Slingby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Slingby has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Slingby? popularity and diffusion

Slingby is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Slingby reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Arizona, where 100 percent live.

Slingby Last Name Statistics demography

Slingby earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slingoby930/
Slangby861/
Slingvay801/
Slingue7164/
Slingui714/
Swelingubo714/
Slongba711/
Slehgbay671/
Sellingue632/
Shling'wa631/
Slgbai621/
Slengui574/
Slonicob534/
Slink Opuiyo531/

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