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There are approximately 909 people named Slight in the UK. That makes it the 7,612nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 14 are named Slight.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

Sligh
Slightom
Slightam
Slaight
Sleight
Slighte
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Sclight
Slitt
Slite
Slits
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Slioght
Sliaght
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Slightum
Slightly
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Slithe
Slighe
Sliti

The Slight surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SLIGHT. 1. Thin and tall; a personal quality. 2. Worthless; as " Pie's a slight lad that."- — Jamieson ; who derives it from slicht, Islandic, slaegd, fraus, dolus.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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