Slate
See also: slate
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editMetonymic occupational surname for a slater.
Proper noun
editSlate (plural Slates)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Slate is the 5796th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5969 individuals. Slate is most common among White (87.87%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Slate”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.