Slate

Slate Meaning & Origin

About Slate
The surname Slate is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "sclæt" or "sclætt," meaning "slate." It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near a slate quarry or worked with slate, referring to the dark, fine-grained rock used for roofing or writing tablets. The name Slate signifies an ancestral connection to the slate industry or a geographical association with slate-rich areas.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Slate is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Slate: 5,969
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 5,796
  • Frequency per 100k people: 2.02

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Slate based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SLT
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S4030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S L EY1 T
🌐 IPA
/sleɪt/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SLT', 'XLT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S430

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Slate in Braille

Here's how to represent Slate in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Slate in braille

How to sign the name Slate using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Slate using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Slate in sign language

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