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    The surname Slim

    A place surname, carried by 862 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /slɪm/ 1 syllable Soundex S450 Also a first name

    Slim: #27,845 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Slim #27,845, 862 people Slim: #27,845 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Slim #27,845, 862 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Slim is more common than 82.8% of them.

    Origin

    * As an English surname, from the noun slime, probably topographic. * As a Native American surname (Navajo), from the English adjective slim, a calque of personal names containing the suffix -tsʼósí (“skinny, slim”), such as Hastiin-tsʼósí (“slim man”), see also Tsosie.

    Slim is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 862 people named Slim in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 358,173 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 709.

    #27,845
    rank among US surnames
    862
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +21.6%
    change since 2000 (was #30,970)

    Who is named Slim

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

    61% of people named Slim identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, 26% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • American Indian and Alaska Native 61%
    • White (not Hispanic) 26%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among American Indian and Alaska Native people.

    Famous Slims

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Carolina Slim
      American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer (1923–1953)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Slim

    Slim has the Soundex code S450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S450.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Slim come from?
    * As an English surname, from the noun slime, probably topographic. * As a Native American surname (Navajo), from the English adjective slim, a calque of personal names containing the suffix -tsʼósí (“skinny, slim”), such as Hastiin-tsʼósí (“slim man”), see also Tsosie.
    How common is the surname Slim?
    862 people in the United States had the surname Slim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 358,173 Americans. It ranked 27,845th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Slim?
    In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Slim identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, and 26% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Slim?
    Carolina Slim, American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer (1923–1953).
    Where is the surname Slim most common?
    Wikidata records people named Slim in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Slim?
    Slim is /slɪm/, one syllable.
    What type of surname is Slim?
    Slim is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Slim getting more or less common?
    More common. 709 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 862 in 2010, up 22%.
    Is Slim also a first name?
    Yes. Slim is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.