Explore the Family Name Slatton

The meaning of Slatton

English (Gloucestershire): possibly a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Slatton" saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 19,775 in popularity, while in 2010, it dropped slightly to rank 20,899. This represents a change of -5.68%. However, despite this drop in ranking, the actual number of people with this surname remained relatively stable during this period. There were 1,260 individuals with the surname "Slatton" in 2000 compared to 1,261 in 2010, which is an increase of 0.08%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,775	#20,899	-5.68%
Count	1,260	1,261	0.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.43	-8.51%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Slatton

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides interesting insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Slatton surname. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, although this percentage decreased from 89.13% in 2000 to 85.25% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black increased by 18.91%, from 7.14% to 8.49%. Additionally, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, which went up by 152.59% from 1.35% in 2000 to 3.41% in 2010. There was also an emergence of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, where none had been reported in 2000. Those identifying with two or more races increased by 9.43%, from 1.59% in 2000 to 1.74% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.13%	85.25%	-4.35%
Black	7.14%	8.49%	18.91%
Hispanic	1.35%	3.41%	152.59%
Two or More Races	1.59%	1.74%	9.43%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.71%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.4%	0%