Explore the Family Name Slager

The meaning of Slager

1. Dutch: occupational name for a butcher, slager. Compare Slagter. 2. Americanized form of German Schläger or Schlager.

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How common is the last name Slager in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Slager has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 18354 in 2000 to 21251 in 2010, signifying a 15.78% decrease. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Slager surname also decreased by 11.35% from 1392 to 1234 during the same period. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 of the population declined by 19.23%, decreasing from 0.52 in 2000 to 0.42 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,354	#21,251	-15.78%
Count	1,392	1,234	-11.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.42	-19.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Slager

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Slager surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a marginal decrease of 0.52%. In 2000, approximately 97.84% identified as White, and this slightly fell to 97.33% by 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 114.04%, rising from 0.57% in 2000 to 1.22% in 2010. A small percentage of individuals identified as being of two or more races, but this proportion almost halved from 1.29% in 2000 to 0.57% in 2010. There were no records of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year, while those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native first appeared in the 2010 census with a proportion of 0.49%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.84%	97.33%	-0.52%
Hispanic	0.57%	1.22%	114.04%
Two or More Races	1.29%	0.57%	-55.81%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.49%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%