Slocum Surname
Approximately 12,816 people bear this surname
Slocum Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Slocombe,' some place in the south-west of England that I have not discovered. The suffix -comb is very common in Devonshire place names; v. Combe.
1564. Henry Slocum, or Sloocume: Register of the University of Oxford.
Read More About This SurnameSlocum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,057 | 1:30,062 | 3,736 |
| Liberia | 317 | 1:13,907 | 1,464 |
| Australia | 158 | 1:170,859 | 17,509 |
| Canada | 153 | 1:240,821 | 22,946 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Grenada | 5 | 1:21,707 | 1,054 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,816 | 1:13,160 | 1,690 |
Slocum (34) may also be a first name.
Slocum Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Slocombe,' some place in the south-west of England that I have not discovered. The suffix -comb is very common in Devonshire place names; v. Combe.
1564. Henry Slocum, or Sloocume: Register of the University of Oxford.
1596. Gilbert Slucumbe, Somerset: ibid.
A curious variant is found in the following entries:
1730. Married — Thomas Slokam and Isabella Brown: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1808. — Joseph Thompson and Ann Slockham: St. George, Hanover Square.
(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]
(English) Dweller in a valley where blackthorn or sloe trees flourished.
Slocum Demographics
Average Male Slocum Height
176.5 cm
Average Female Slocum Height
161.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Slocum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Slocum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Slocum is most common in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Slocum? popularity and diffusion
Slocum is the 40,838th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 568,629 people. Slocum is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Slocum reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 34 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 12,057 people, or 1 in 30,062. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Slocum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Slocum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 316 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 263 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Slocum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Slocum surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Slocum last name are 15.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.02% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Slocum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $45,041 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning $47,900 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slocume | 92 | 14 | / |
| Slochum | 92 | 1 | / |
| Slocium | 92 | 1 | / |
| Slocoum | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sloucum | 92 | 1 | / |
| Slockum | 92 | 0 | / |
| Sclocum | 92 | 0 | / |
| Slocumt | 92 | 0 | / |
| Sloceum | 92 | 0 | / |
| Slocuym | 92 | 0 | / |
| Slacum | 83 | 513 | / |
| Slocom | 83 | 55 | / |
| Slocun | 83 | 50 | / |
| Slokum | 83 | 7 | / |
| Slucum | 83 | 5 | / |
| Slocoun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sloykum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Slocunn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Slocuin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sloccom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Slocomm | 77 | 0 | / |
| Slokom | 67 | 25 | / |
| Slocon | 67 | 16 | / |
| Slucom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Clacum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Slacun | 67 | 0 | / |
| Clackum | 62 | 423 | / |
| Shlukum | 62 | 16 | / |
| Slakcom | 62 | 2 | / |
| Slokon | 50 | 13 | / |
| Slacon | 50 | 2 | / |
| Clakum | 50 | 1 | / |
| Slakun | 50 | 1 | / |
| Šlukum | 50 | 1 | / |
| Slakon | 50 | 1 | / |
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Slocum Reference & Research
Slocum DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Slocum FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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