Explore the Family Name Slocumb

The meaning of Slocumb

English: variant of Slocum.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Slocumb has seen a slight uptick in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Slocumb was ranked at 27,207 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had moved up to 26,630, exhibiting a change of 2.12 percent. This increase in ranking is also reflected in the count of people with the Slocumb surname, which grew from 836 in 2000 to 915 in 2010, marking a 9.45 percent rise. The proportion of individuals named Slocumb per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.31 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,207	#26,630	2.12%
Count	836	915	9.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.31	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Slocumb

The ethnic identity associated with the Slocumb surname has also shown some shifts, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of people with this name identified as White (64.83 percent), followed by Black (32.06 percent). By 2010, these percentages had changed slightly with White decreasing to 63.17 percent and Black increasing to 32.35 percent. There were also noticeable changes in other ethnic identities. The percentage of Slocumbs identifying as Hispanic rose from 1.67 percent in 2000 to 2.19 percent in 2010. Additionally, those identifying as belonging to two or more races increased significantly from 0.96 percent in 2000 to 2.08 percent in 2010. No Slocumbs identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	64.83%	63.17%	-2.56%
Black	32.06%	32.35%	0.9%
Hispanic	1.67%	2.19%	31.14%
Two or More Races	0.96%	2.08%	116.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%