Slocom Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Slocom Surname Definition:

(English) 1 belonging to Slocombe; or Dweller at the SLOE(-tree)- Valley or Hollow [Old English slá + cumb (from the Celtic), valley, etc.] A Slacomb occurs in a Somerset charter A.D. 942: 'Cart. Sax.’ no. 776; and Slocombe is mentioned in a Devonshire ‘Inq.

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Slocom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Slocom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 belonging to Slocombe; or Dweller at the SLOE(-tree)- Valley or Hollow [Old English slá + cumb (from the Celtic), valley, etc.] A Slacomb occurs in a Somerset charter A.D. 942: 'Cart. Sax.’ no. 776; and Slocombe is mentioned in a Devonshire ‘Inq. ad q. Damn.’ A.D. 1316-7.

2 for Slow-Come, a nickname for a Sluggard [Old English sláw, slow; cuman (pret. sing, cóm), to come]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Slocom Last Name Facts

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

Slocom is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Slocom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,605,694th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Slocom occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Slocom live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Slocom is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States Slocom is mostly concentrated in: Oregon, where 45 percent are found, Texas, where 15 percent are found and New York, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Slocom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Slocom has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 68 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Slocom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Slocom last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

Slocom earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.73% more than the national average, earning $62,020 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slocome922/
Slocoum921/
Sloccom920/
Slocomm920/
Slocum8312,816/
Slokom8325/
Slocon8316/
Slucom833/
Slocam831/
Slocume7714/
Slakcom772/
Slocoun772/
Slochum771/
Slocium771/
Sloucum771/
Sclocum770/
Slockum770/
Slocuym770/
Slaciom770/
Sloceum770/
Slocumt770/
Sliacome711/
Slockham710/
Slacum67513/
Slokon6713/
Slokum677/
Slocan675/
Slucum675/
Clocon673/
Slacon672/
Slokam672/
Slasom671/
Slosam670/

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