Sloane Surname

46,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Sloane Surname Definition:

SLOAN, Sloane, Slowan: From Irish O'Sluaghain, for O'Sluaghadain, 'descendant of SLaghadan,' probably a variant of O'Sluaghodhaigh, from the MIr. personal name Sluagadach, leader of a military expedition.' compare Slogadadh. William Slowane held a tenement near Dalkeith in 1504 (Soltre, p.

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Sloane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6761:63,8587,473
Australia2,1981:12,2821,785
England1,3681:40,7305,241
Canada5141:71,6848,175
New Zealand3791:11,9482,078
South Africa2681:202,15621,624
Northern Ireland2351:7,8511,336
Ireland1761:26,7552,473
Scotland641:83,6536,073
Wales461:67,2725,910
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Israel301:285,25425,178
Isle of Man221:3,901846
France201:3,321,136213,627
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Macau21:300,8151,009
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7781:5,694938
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5831:41,8105,274
Scotland981:38,1962,960
Wales111:142,5835,610
Isle of Man91:6,030597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5611:89,5169,246

Sloane (2,044) may also be a first name.

Sloane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SLOAN, Sloane, Slowan: From Irish O'Sluaghain, for O'Sluaghadain, 'descendant of SLaghadan,' probably a variant of O'Sluaghodhaigh, from the MIr. personal name Sluagadach, leader of a military expedition.' compare Slogadadh. William Slowane held a tenement near Dalkeith in 1504 (Soltre, p. 324), and Johnne Slowane of Garroche was juror on assize at Kirkcudbright, 1508 (Trials, I, p. 55). John Aslowane de eodem is mentioned in 1531 (ALHT., V, p. 396), and John Asloan of Garroch appears as a witness in 1542 (Anderson). John Aslowane, burgess of Edinburgh, was contractor of the "leid mynis of Glengoner and Wenlok," 1562 (RPC., I, p. 232), and another John Sloane had sasine of land in the parish of Traquair in 1565 (ER., XIX, p. 540). John Slowane was tenant under the abbot of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 524), John Aslowane was burgess of Edinburgh in 1568 (MCM., II, p. 311), and a third John Aslowan had sasine of the lands of Auchincreyth, 1590 (ER., XXII, p. 521). George Aslowane, son to the laird of Garroche, was charged in 1613 with taking part in the performance of mass against the Act of Parliament (Trials, III, p. 253), Eduard Aslowane is recorded in Fell in 1616 (Kirkcudbright), and Alexander Slowen was a baker in Edinburgh, 1659 (Edinb. Man.). Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), was born in the north of Ireland of Scots parents. His collections were the foundation of the British Museum. Asloane 1631, Aslowen 1611, Slowan 1684.

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

(Celtic) Soldier, Warrior [Irish Sluaghan,Sluaghadhan(later, usually in the genit. with the ‘son’ prefix, as MacSluaghadhain); from Irish sluagh, army, host, with (in the case of the second form) the suff. -adh + the diminutive suff. -án] Cp. Sloyan.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Sluagháin An old and well known east Ulster name of Cos. Armagh and Down, now numerous also in Antrim. It is also found in Co. Mayo as Sloyan.

MIF 220

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Sluaghan (soldier or warrior).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

In Scotland, a sloan is a covetous person-"a greedy sloan," Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sloane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sloane is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sloane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sloane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,467th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 653,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Sloane are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 166,841st most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 2,044 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 5,676 people, or 1 in 63,858. In The United States Sloane is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States Sloane is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Sloane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sloane has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sloane last name rose 1,012 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 77 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 418 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sloane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sloane surname is primarily Catholic (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sloane last name are 2.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sloane earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.23% more than the national average, earning R 347,496 per year; in United States they earn 12.26% more than the national average, earning $48,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $50,560 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sloanes92197/
Sloanie921/
Sloaner921/
Sloaney920/
Sloan9182,104/
Selloane86133/
Shloan83563/
Sloand8369/
Slaone838/
Slohan833/
Sloant833/
Sloana832/
Sloann832/
Sloain831/
Zloane831/
Chloane7719/
Sloangi774/
Schloan771/
Sloandt770/
Sleoney770/
Clohane770/
Sloam7367/
Slaon7349/
Jloan733/
Sloán731/
Chlioane711/
Gelloane711/
Chloanne711/
Sloannis710/
Clohan67109/
Sloyon6743/
Cloțan674/
Clouan671/
Slaouni621/
Chlohan621/
Cloahan621/
Gelloani5799/
Silleoni5710/
Jelloani571/
Slaehani571/
Gillohan570/
Slaom550/
Jellouani531/
Clahon5072/

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