# Sloyan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/sloyan/  
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 | Armenian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 141 |
| US rank (2010) | 122,314 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,189,685 people |
| Change since 2000 | +37% (103 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * A variant of Sloane. * Borrowed from Armenian Սլոյան (Sloyan).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sloyan 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) | 98% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Sloyan in the United States.

## People named Sloyan

- Samantha Sloyan, American actress
- James Sloyan, American actor (born 1940)

## Similar surnames

Sloan, Solano, Slone, Sloane, Slane, Salem, Saleem, Salim, Schwalm, Slama, Salama, Salaam.

## 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.