How common is the last name Slater?

30,996 people in the United States have the last name Slater, about 1 in 9,643. It ranks #1,114 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SLATER

#1,114

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
30,996
About
1 in 9,643
This common or more
41%
Who bears it

Of the 30,996 people with the last name Slater, 76.1% reported their origin as White, 14.9% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Slater

#1,112 Byers · 31,082#1,113 Goff · 31,014#1,115 Levine · 30,989#1,116 Valle · 30,968

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Slater, most common first.

#34,864 Sliter · 698#41,765 Slatter · 561#42,180 Slyter · 554#47,446 Slayter · 482#62,198 Slawter · 348#69,365 Slauter · 305#80,550 Slader · 254#100,469 Sloter · 192

Also a first name

As a first name, Slater ranks #8,673 of 53,615, with 1,661 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 166 births. See Slater as a first name

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