Sloat Surname

131,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Sloat Surname User-submission:

The surname Sloat comes from an americanized form of Dutch Sloot, a topographic surname from sloot, meaning 'drainage ditch channel', or of Slott, meaning 'lock'.

Sloat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9151:124,34313,219
Canada4111:89,6499,866
England711:784,76142,668
Israel241:356,56829,419
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9141:54,9446,159

Sloat (18) may also be a first name.

Sloat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Sloat comes from an americanized form of Dutch Sloot, a topographic surname from sloot, meaning 'drainage ditch channel', or of Slott, meaning 'lock'.

- kalliejane27

Sloat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sloat is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sloat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sloat is the 131,711th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,124,030 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Sloat are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sloat is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 18 people.

The last name Sloat is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,915 people, or 1 in 124,343. In The United States Sloat is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent reside, Illinois, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Sloat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sloat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sloat surname expanded 319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 710 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sloat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sloat surname are 15.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sloat earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning $43,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.66% less than the national average, earning $44,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sloate911,348/
Sloath912/
Shloat910/
Sloatz910/
Sloats910/
Sloa89116/
Schloat8330/
Slioaut831/
Sloas80451/
Sload80276/
Slaot8013/
Sloua8013/
Slioa8012/
Sloap803/
Sloah803/
Scloa801/
Sloau801/
Shloa801/
Sloay800/
Slloa800/
Schloatt770/
Cleoat7314/
Sloahe732/
Slohay731/
Slohha731/
Clouat731/
Slouah730/
Schload6718/
Schloha6710/
Slao677/
Slahaut674/
Xloa671/
Shlohot671/
Shloach671/

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