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    The surname Slavin

    A Yiddish patronymic surname, carried by 3,981 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S415

    Slavin: #8,323 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Slavin #8,323, 3,981 people Slavin: #8,323 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Slavin #8,323, 3,981 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Slavin is more common than 94.9% of them.

    Origin

    Yiddish origin

    Several possible origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sléibhín (“descendant of Sléibhín”), a personal name probably derived from a diminutive of sliabh (“mountain”). * Borrowed from Yiddish סלאַווין (slavin), a metronymic surname of Slavic origin, ultimately from the Proto-Slavic root *slàva (“glory, fame”). * English surname from Middle English sclavyne (“pilgrim cloak or mantle”), perhaps a nickname for a pilgrim or for someone who sold such garment.

    Slavin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 31 Yiddish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,981 people named Slavin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,555 Americans. That is down 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,125.

    #8,323
    rank among US surnames
    3,981
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -3.5%
    change since 2000 (was #7,440)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #8,317Odle3,98477,496
    #8,320Michalak3,98377,516
    #8,322Kantor3,98277,535
    #8,323Fleischer3,98177,555
    #8,328Bowker3,98077,574
    #8,330Sawicki3,97777,633

    Who is named Slavin

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

    94% of people named Slavin identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Slavins

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jonathan Slavin
      American actor (1969-)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Slavin

    Slavin has the Soundex code S415, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S415.

    Other Yiddish surnames

    All 31 Yiddish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Slavin come from?
    Several possible origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sléibhín (“descendant of Sléibhín”), a personal name probably derived from a diminutive of sliabh (“mountain”). * Borrowed from Yiddish סלאַווין (slavin), a metronymic surname of Slavic origin, ultimately from the Proto-Slavic root…
    How common is the surname Slavin?
    3,981 people in the United States had the surname Slavin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,555 Americans. It ranked 8,323rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Slavin?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Slavin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Slavin?
    Jonathan Slavin, American actor (1969-).
    Where is the surname Slavin most common?
    Wikidata records people named Slavin in the United States.
    What type of surname is Slavin?
    Slavin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Slavin getting more or less common?
    Less common. 4,125 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,981 in 2010, down 3.5%.
    What are other spellings of Slavin?
    Slaven and Slevin.