Slowe Surname

415,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Slowe 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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Slowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4911:738,20657,824
England1971:282,83321,968
Guyana981:7,7781,257
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Wales61:515,75523,171
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Slowe (11) may also be a first name.

Slowe 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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Slowe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Slowe is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Slowe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 415,025th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,685,990 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Slowe are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Slowe is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 11 people.

The surname Slowe is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 738,206. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 27 percent are found, New York, where 19 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 18 percent are found. Besides The United States Slowe exists in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and Guyana, where 12 percent are found.

Slowe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Slowe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,819 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 358 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Slowe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Slowe last name are 18.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Slowe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 335.66% more than the national average, earning R 1,035,300 per year and in United States they earn 2.36% more than the national average, earning $44,169 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Slowey911,632/
Slowes9112/
Slowie9110/
Slowee910/
Slow891,023/
Sloe8984/
Slowehe831/
Sloewey831/
Shlowey830/
Slobe80243/
Sloey80231/
Slove80222/
Slewe8087/
Slowy8047/
Slowi8039/
Slawe8029/
Shloe8011/
Zlowe802/
Sloye801/
Sloee800/
Sillowey770/
Slover733,349/
Sloves73253/
Schloe73126/
Schlow7363/
Sloove7351/
Slojue7343/
Sloway7336/
Slovey7334/
Slobey7317/
Sclove7312/
Sloveh733/
Sloies733/
Zlower733/
Sleyoe731/
Slewee731/
Sleweh731/
Slaoue731/
Slouey731/
Clowea731/
Slogie731/
Sluwer730/
Slovet730/
Sloube730/
Slee675,254/
Slye671,621/
Slaw67625/
Slue67312/
Slea67177/
Slie67150/
Sley67147/
Sliouet67136/
Sloa67116/
Slotved6759/
Sloggie6754/
Sloover6748/
Schlawe6741/
Slooves6740/
Sloy6736/
Slou6736/
Sleu6730/
Schlüwe6729/
Slae6725/
Slovets679/
Silloue678/
Slei676/
Sloi675/
Slawowa675/
Zloe674/
Szlawer672/
Schliow671/
Clowhey671/
Schlewe671/
Schläwe671/
Slaweit671/
Zlow671/
Slloway671/
Shlover671/
Slowich671/
Slouver670/
Sleover670/

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