Slippers Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Slippers Surname Definition:

Slippers: The Slippers, of Norwich and its vicinity bear the name of the old "sword slypers," the designation employed in the Acts of James VI. for those whose occupation was to whet swords (L.). Samuel Slipper was rector of Reydon and Rising, and chaplain to the Duke of Norfolk, in the reign of Charles II.

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Slippers Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4051:133,77215,565
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Slippers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Slippers: The Slippers, of Norwich and its vicinity bear the name of the old "sword slypers," the designation employed in the Acts of James VI. for those whose occupation was to whet swords (L.). Samuel Slipper was rector of Reydon and Rising, and chaplain to the Duke of Norfolk, in the reign of Charles II. (Bl.).

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Slippers Demographics

Average Slippers Salary in
South Africa

R 343,056

Per year
Rank:
36,326 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00127307
Rank: 8,808 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
144.36%
Sample size: 93 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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Slippers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Slippers is found most in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Slippers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Slippers is the 677,464th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Slippers are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 405 people, or 1 in 133,772. In South Africa Slippers is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 32 percent live, Free State, where 22 percent live and North West, where 21 percent live. Besides South Africa it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Slippers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Slippers has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Slippers surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Slippers Last Name Statistics demography

Slippers earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.36% more than the national average, earning R 343,056 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slipers932/
Sliepers8829/
Slipperz881/
Slijpers881/
Clippers881/
Sluijpers8211/
Schleppers785/
Sluypers7519/
Sleepers751/
Schlepers71478/
Slubers672/
Slabbers63517/
Sluberes631/
Szalai Perez601/
Szalbierz59362/
Szalibierz562/
Sluburs533/
Slebrez530/
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