Slingsby Surname

196,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Slingsby 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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Slingsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1751:47,4205,960
United States3941:919,94769,072
Australia2951:91,51110,486
Canada1071:344,35131,229
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Wales121:257,87814,969
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8401:29,0183,917
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Slingsby (28) may also be a first name.

Slingsby 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)

(Scandinavian) belonging to Slingsby (Yorks), 14th cent. Slyngesby, Domesday Selungesbi = Slyng’s Farm or Estate [v. under Sling, and + Old Norse bý-r, farmstead, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Slingsby Last Name Facts

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

Slingsby is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory.

How Common Is The Last Name Slingsby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 196,943rd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,426,209 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Slingsby reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. Slingsby is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 28 people.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 1,175 people, or 1 in 47,420. In England Slingsby is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 17 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 16 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Aside from England this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Slingsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Slingsby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Slingsby surname expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 716 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Slingsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Slingsby are 17.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.2% being registered with the political party.

The amount Slingsby earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.15% less than the national average, earning R 220,644 per year; in United States they earn 9.01% more than the national average, earning $47,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $50,045 CAD per year.

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