Explore the Family Name Slape

The meaning of Slape

English: from Middle English slape, slepe ‘slippery muddy place, slipway’ (Old English slǣp). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a muddy place or a slipway, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Sleap (Shropshire), Slepe, now Saint Ives (Huntingdonshire), or Slape in Netherbury (Dorset). See also Sleeper.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Slape" saw a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 29,016, but by 2010, it had climbed to a rank of 26,949, marking a 7.12% increase in popularity. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname grew from 770 in 2000 to 900 in 2010, which represents a 16.88% growth. The proportion of people named Slape per 100,000 also rose by 6.9% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,016	#26,949	7.12%
Count	770	900	16.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.31	6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Slape

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that there have been some changes within the Slape surname population between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 1.04% to 1.44%, a rise of 38.46%. Similarly, those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native saw increases of 34.07% and 64.84% respectively. However, the proportion of people with multiple ethnic identities fell slightly by 11.78%, while the percentage of White and Hispanic individuals decreased by 1.14% and 5.91% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.29%	83.33%	-1.14%
Hispanic	7.79%	7.33%	-5.91%
Two or More Races	4.16%	3.67%	-11.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.82%	3%	64.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.04%	1.44%	38.46%
Black	0.91%	1.22%	34.07%