Slocumb Surname

336,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Slocumb 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.

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Slocumb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0951:331,01329,993
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2741:183,28016,270

Slocumb 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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

(English) Dweller in a valley where blackthorn or sloe trees flourished.

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

Slocumb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Slocumb is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Slocumb.

How Common Is The Last Name Slocumb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 336,335th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,649,221 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Slocumb reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Slocumb is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,095 people, or 1 in 331,013. In The United States Slocumb is most numerous in: Georgia, where 32 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Venezuela, where 0 percent are found.

Slocumb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Slocumb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Slocumb surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Slocumb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Slocumb surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Slocumb earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.71% less than the national average, earning $39,824 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slocoumb931/
Sloecumb930/
Slocomb86415/
Slocunb861/
Slosumb861/
Slacumb860/
Sloconb711/
Slokomb711/
Slacomb710/
Clokump570/

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Slocumb Reference & Research

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