Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SLIGHT
There are approximately 909 people named Slight in the UK. That makes it the 7,612nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 14 are named Slight.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
SlighSlightom
Slightam
Slaight
Sleight
Slighte
Slights
Sclight
Slitt
Slite
Slits
Slit
Slioght
Sliaght
Slitts
Slites
Slightem
Slighter
Slighton
Slightum
Slightly
Slightir
Slithe
Slighe
Sliti
The Slight surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SLIGHT. 1. Thin and tall; a personal quality. 2. Worthless; as " Pie's a slight lad that."- — Jamieson ; who derives it from slicht, Islandic, slaegd, fraus, dolus.