How common is the surname Slye?

1,184 people in the United States had the surname Slye in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,765 Americans. It ranked 21,926th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Slye?

Maud Slye, American pathologist.

Where is the surname Slye most common?

Wikidata records people named Slye in the United States.

Is the surname Slye getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,190 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,184 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname Slye

A surname, carried by 1,184 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Slye is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,184 people named Slye in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,765 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,190.

#21,926

rank among US surnames

1,184

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #20,665)

Who is named Slye

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

89% of people named Slye identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Slyes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Maud Slye
American pathologist, 1869–1954

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Slye

Slye has the Soundex code S400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S400.

Questions

How common is the surname Slye?: 1,184 people in the United States had the surname Slye in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,765 Americans. It ranked 21,926th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Slye?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Slye identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Slye?: Maud Slye, American pathologist.
Where is the surname Slye most common?: Wikidata records people named Slye in the United States.
Is the surname Slye getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,190 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,184 in 2010, down 0.5%.