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There are approximately 8,422 people named Slack in the UK. That makes it the 1,271th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 133 are named Slack.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Slack surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SLACK. 1. A-Sax. slaec, slack, remiss, idle, lazy. A Norfolk correspondent says : " I knew a man whose real name was Harris, who, from his extreme laziness, always went by the name of Slack." 2. A topographical word thus variously defined by Jamicson : "i. An opening in the higher part of a hill or mountain, where it becomes less steep, and forms a sort of pass. ii. A gap or narrow pass between two hills or mountains, iii. A morass."

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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