# Slaughter (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/slaughter/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 27,155 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,295 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,370 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.1% (26,088 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Originally named for someone who slaughtered animals for food.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Slaughter in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 57% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Slaughter in the United States.

## People named Slaughter

- Karin Slaughter, American crime writer
- Louise Slaughter, American politician (1929–2018)
- Marcus Slaughter, American basketball player (born 1985)
- Mark Slaughter, American singer
- Rosalie Slaughter Morton, American physician (1876–1968)
- Anne-Marie Slaughter, American academic, foreign policy analyst, and public commentator
- Gabriel Slaughter, American politician (1767-1830)

## Similar surnames

Slater, Salter, Slattery, Sluder, Saulter, Slight, Salgado, Salcedo, Salcido, Schlecht, Schlichting, Schlachter.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.