Slater Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Slater Name Meaning: A surname of English/Scottish origin meaning 'slate mason'.

A metonymic name (a surname which tells you somesones occupation) which would refer to someone who was associated with slate masonry and roofing with slate.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 59
Carnarvonshire 4
Cambridgeshire 23
Channel Islands 9
Cheshire 414
Cumberland 70
Derbyshire 844
Devon 30
Durham 138
Essex 59
Glamorgan 2
Gloucestershire 63
Hampshire 44
Herefordshire 7
Hertfordshire 39
Hunts and Rutland 29
Isle of Man 2
Kent 74
Lancashire 2,406
Leicestershire 90
Lincolnshire 141
London 801
Middlesex 74
Monmouthshire 7
Northumberland 153
Norfolk 49
Northamptonshire 44
Nottinghamshire 149
Oxfordshire 161
Shropshire 9
Suffolk 33
Somerset 42
Surrey 18
Sussex 204
Staffordshire 644
Warwickshire 225
Westmorland 34
Wiltshire 10
Worcestershire 84
Yorkshire 1,582
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Denbighshire 0
Dorset 0
Flintshire 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Slater Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Slater family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 282
Female Servant 253
Cotton Weaver 220
Independent 181
Labourer 138
Farmer 123
Weaver 119
Male Servant 118
Shoe Maker 52
Coal Miner 50
Tailor 44
Cotton Spinner 43
Blacksmith 37
Butcher 32
Dress Maker 31
Ag Labourer 27
Cotton Piecer 26
Silk Weaver 26
Carpenter 24
Joiner 22
Sawyer 21
Gardener 20
Laundress 20
Painter 19
Publican 19

Most Frequent Forenames for Slater

Name Census Frequency
Mary Slater 8,232
John Slater 7,536
William Slater 7,328
Elizabeth Slater 4,874
Thomas Slater 4,624
Sarah Slater 4,122
James Slater 4,049
George Slater 3,504
Ann Slater 2,840
Joseph Slater 2,750
Jane Slater 2,258
Henry Slater 1,914
Alice Slater 1,873
Hannah Slater 1,838
Ellen Slater 1,741
Margaret Slater 1,696
Annie Slater 1,626
Charles Slater 1,553
Robert Slater 1,459
Emma Slater 1,432
Eliza Slater 1,402
Samuel Slater 1,335
Edward Slater 1,285
Martha Slater 1,220
Richard Slater 1,070

Slater Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Slater 100% 115,591
2 Salter 67% 46,689
3 Slatter 86% 8,249
4 Slator 83% 2,065
5 Soulter 57% 428
6 Saulter 57% 202
7 Sluter 83% 200
8 Slayter 86% 198
9 Selater 86% 157
10 Slaiter 86% 149
11 Sloter 83% 141
12 Sulter 67% 136
13 Slaytor 71% 123
14 Siliter 71% 114

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