Slowey
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sluaghadhaigh (“descendant of Sluaghadach”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of sluaghadh (“hosting, fit for hosting”), from slua (“host”).
Proper noun
editSlowey (plural Sloweys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Slowey is the 37125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Slowey is most common among White (94.18%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Slowey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.