Slack

in the US

There are 11,296 people with the last name "Slack" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Slack 2,466
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  1. is 2,462nd most common Wendt
  2. is 2,463rd most common Hairston
  3. is 2,464th most common Lyle
  4. is 2,465th most common Alonzo
  5. is 2,466th most common Slack
  6. is 2,467th most common Braswell
  7. is 2,468th most common Wiles
  8. is 2,469th most common Staton
  9. is 2,470th most common Westfall

Similar Names and Nicknames

Slick, Slaczka, Slacum, Sluka, Slachta, Slice, Slackway, Slakie, Slake, Slachter

Most Common First Names for Slack

Robert, John, James, David, William, Michael, Richard, Charles, Mary, Thomas



Meaning & History

English and Dutch: nickname for an idle person, from Middle Dutch slac, Middle English slack, ‘lazy’, ‘careless’.

English: topographic name from northern Middle English slack ‘shallow valley’ (Old Norse slakki), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word, for example near Stainland and near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.

Scottish (Dumfriesshire): habitational name, maybe from Slake or Slack in Roberton, Roxburghshire (now part of Borders region).

It may also be an Americanized spelling of Slovenian Slak, a nickname from slak ‘bindweed’.


Recent Searches for "Slack" in the US

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Robert Slack (97 searches)

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