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

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

Slippers Last Name Facts

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

Slippers occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slippers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Slippers is the 677,464th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Slippers live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Slippers is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 405 people, or 1 in 133,772. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 32 percent live, Free State, where 22 percent live and North West, where 21 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists 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 over time. In England the number of people bearing the Slippers surname grew 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

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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