Slow Surname
Approximately 1,023 people bear this surname
Slow 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 207 | 1:1,751,009 | 115,476 |
| England | 192 | 1:290,198 | 22,328 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Thailand | 115 | 1:614,246 | 104,344 |
| South Africa | 86 | 1:629,973 | 47,084 |
| Australia | 79 | 1:341,718 | 28,950 |
| New Zealand | 57 | 1:79,444 | 11,532 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 383 | 1:63,643 | 7,356 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 186 | 1:269,993 | 21,996 |
Slow (329) may also be a first name.
Slow 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.
(English) 1 Dweller at the Slough or Bog [Old English slóh] The entry in the Bucks Hundred-Rolls (a.d. 1274), ‘Stephen de la Slou’, evid. refers to Slough.
Now is my cart out of the slow, pardee! —Chaucer, Cant. Tales, D 1565.
With conquering ploughs He furrows up cold Strymon’s slymie slows.—Sylvester, The Colonies (a.d. 1611), 223.
2 Sluggardly, Lazy [Old English sláw] The antithesis of Snell, q.v.
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.
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.
From Sloo; a location name in Devon.
Slow: is St. Lô; in Latin Laudus, that gives us the surname of the Archbishop, Laud.
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Slow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Slow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Slow is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Slow? popularity and diffusion
Slow is the 355,394th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,123,701 people. The surname Slow is predominantly found in Europe, where 23 percent of Slow live; 22 percent live in North America and 22 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 483,360th most common given name in the world. It is borne by 329 people.
The last name Slow is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 1,751,009. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 16 percent live, Illinois, where 14 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States Slow occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and Egypt, where 12 percent live.
Slow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Slow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Slow last name grew 111 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Slow Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Slow surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.
The amount Slow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.26% more than the national average, earning R 368,952 per year; in United States they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning $43,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning $49,566 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slowe | 89 | 839 | / |
| Slowa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sellow | 80 | 741 | / |
| Schlow | 80 | 63 | / |
| Süllow | 80 | 28 | / |
| Sillow | 80 | 16 | / |
| Sllowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Slob | 75 | 1,650 | / |
| Slaw | 75 | 625 | / |
| Slof | 75 | 357 | / |
| Slov | 75 | 121 | / |
| Xlow | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zlow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sluw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Slawowa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Schliow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shlowsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sloof | 67 | 789 | / |
| Slova | 67 | 156 | / |
| Sloev | 67 | 118 | / |
| Sloff | 67 | 91 | / |
| Slouf | 67 | 47 | / |
| Clouw | 67 | 34 | / |
| Slawe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Slhov | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chlow | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sllov | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cluow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Slovs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zlowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shlov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Slahw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sllaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Slobh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shlof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sloub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shlaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jloyw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sliov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jllow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hslob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sloft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sclaw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Slofs | 67 | 0 | / |
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