Slight
See also: slight
English edit
Etymology edit
Scottish surname from Middle English slight (“smooth; slim, slender, skinny”), a nickname for a slim or skinny person.
Proper noun edit
Slight (plural Slights)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Slight is the 51396th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 405 individuals. Slight is most common among White (85.68%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Slight”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.