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There are approximately 389 people named Slate in the UK. That makes it the 11,734th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 6 are named Slate.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Slate surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SLATE. An Edinburgh surname. Perhaps from Sleat, a parish of Invernessshire. 2. iSlait or slafr slovenly and dirty. Jamieson.

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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