How common is the surname Slaton?

5,577 people in the United States had the surname Slaton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,361 Americans. It ranked 6,143rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Slaton?

John M. Slaton, American politician (1866-1955).

Where is the surname Slaton most common?

Wikidata records people named Slaton in the United States.

Is the surname Slaton getting more or less common?

More common. 5,198 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,577 in 2010, up 7.3%.

The surname Slaton

A surname, carried by 5,577 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Slaton is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,577 people named Slaton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,361 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,198.

#6,143

rank among US surnames

5,577

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,092)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,139	Gaskill	5,581	55,321
#6,140	Macpherson	5,579	55,341
#6,141	Hanrahan	5,578	55,351
#6,143	Karp	5,577	55,361

Who is named Slaton

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

67% of people named Slaton identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Slatons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John M. Slaton
American politician (1866-1955)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Slaton

Slaton has the Soundex code S435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S435.

Questions

How common is the surname Slaton?: 5,577 people in the United States had the surname Slaton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,361 Americans. It ranked 6,143rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Slaton?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Slaton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Slaton?: John M. Slaton, American politician (1866-1955).
Where is the surname Slaton most common?: Wikidata records people named Slaton in the United States.
Is the surname Slaton getting more or less common?: More common. 5,198 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,577 in 2010, up 7.3%.