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    The surname Sloyan

    An Armenian surname, carried by 141 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex S450

    Sloyan: #122,314 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Sloyan #122,314, 141 people Sloyan: #122,314 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Sloyan #122,314, 141 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sloyan is more common than 24.6% of them.

    Origin

    Armenian origin

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

    One of 47 Armenian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 141 people named Sloyan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,189,685 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 103.

    #122,314
    rank among US surnames
    141
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +36.9%
    change since 2000 (was #147,095)

    Who is named Sloyan

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

    98% of people named Sloyan identified as white (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 98%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Sloyans

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Samantha Sloyan
      American actress, born 1979
    • James Sloyan
      American actor (born 1940)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Sloyan

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

    Other Armenian surnames

    All 47 Armenian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sloyan come from?
    Two main origins: * A variant of Sloane. * Borrowed from Armenian Սլոյան (Sloyan).
    How common is the surname Sloyan?
    141 people in the United States had the surname Sloyan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,189,685 Americans. It ranked 122,314th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sloyan?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Sloyan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Sloyan?
    Samantha Sloyan, American actress, followed by James Sloyan.
    Where is the surname Sloyan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sloyan in the United States.
    Is the surname Sloyan getting more or less common?
    More common. 103 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 141 in 2010, up 37%.