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Where Does The Last Name Sly Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Sly (Arabic: سلاي) is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sly? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 51,793^rd most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 736,860 people. Sly occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Sly reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 128,602^nd most prevalent first name globally, held by 3,134 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4,168 people, or 1 in 86,962. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States Sly exists in 79 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent live and Ghana, where 15 percent live.

Sly Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sly last name grew 338 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 117 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sly Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sly last name is chiefly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sly last name are 12.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Sly earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.71% less than the national average, earning R 216,948 per year; in United States they earn 4.04% less than the national average, earning $41,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.69% less than the national average, earning $49,342 CAD per year.