Slough Surname

164,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Slough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the slough,' a hollow, miry place, from residence thereby. The 'Slough of Despond' is familiar to all readers of the Pilgrim's Progress.

Stephen de la Slou, Buckinghamshire, 1273.

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Slough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9541:185,49618,476
England4721:118,04712,017
Canada501:736,91258,785
Australia451:599,90442,958
Portugal381:274,16410,086
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Wales61:515,75523,171
Panama51:782,45211,059
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2901:84,0538,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6381:78,7138,322

Slough (14) may also be a first name.

Slough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the slough,' a hollow, miry place, from residence thereby. The 'Slough of Despond' is familiar to all readers of the Pilgrim's Progress.

Stephen de la Slou, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Matilda ad le Slow, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Hugh de la Slo, Wiltshire, ibid.

Adam del Slo. Calendarium Genealogicum.

William atte Slo Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Nicholas atte Sloo, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1648. Married — Edward Hopkins and Mary Slow: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1806. — William Slow and Mary Brown: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A town in Buckinghamshire, well-known to railway travellers.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Quick being a surname, this might naturally be regarded as its antithesis; but it is not so, as it has a local meaning. Its medieval forms are De la Slo, Ad le Slow, or De la Slou. H.R. Its meaning appears to be Anglo-Saxon slog, Old English sloghe, a bog or muddy pit-a slough.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name was anciently written De la Slo, Ad le Slow, or De la Slou, and is the same as Slough; from slough, a place of deep mud or mire, from Anglo-Saxon slog. Slough is the name of a place in Bucks. Slow, Slowe, Slowey, Slough, Sloog, Sloggett, Sluggett are found as surnames in Bowditch.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Berkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Slough Last Name Facts

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

Slough (Arabic: سلوه) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slough? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 164,762nd most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,769,877 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Slough reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,954 people, or 1 in 185,496. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 11 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and California, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Slough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Slough has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Slough last name increased 306 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Slough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Slough are 18.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Slough earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $43,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $52,067 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sclough921/
Shlough920/
Slugh9120/
Slogh911/
Schlough86452/
Slaugh831,108/
Sleugh8340/
Slog8024/
Slug8010/
Cleough7729/
Sclaugh770/
Slaugth770/
Sliaugh770/
Chlough770/
Schlugh770/
Shlaugh770/
Slagh73268/
Clugh73153/
Slugg73140/
Sloog7378/
Slouk7338/
Slouc7331/
Slukh7319/
Sluug7317/
Slaug7315/
Slogs734/
Clogh733/
Sliog731/
Slugs731/
Slogk731/
Sluig730/
Schlaugh718/
Schloogh712/
Cillough710/
Schloegh710/
Gillough710/
Sleigh672,612/
Shlagh67584/
Cleugh67445/
Schlug6771/
Shlyog6755/
Slouck6752/
Shlukh6720/
Schlog677/
Sluggs673/
Slagth673/
Slokhe672/
Schlouchc671/
Cluogh671/
Clouhg671/
Sliegh671/
Sclaug671/
Slohke671/
Slukhe671/
Slogue671/
Shlokh671/
Shlouk671/
Jlyugh671/
Sclugg670/
Sleygh670/

Slough Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slough in the Arabic language
سلوهslwh-

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