Find out how popular the last name Sladen is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Sladen.

Sladen, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Sladen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sladen in America

Sladen is the 140157th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sladen surname appeared 119 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Sladen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sladen to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Sladen

The surname Sladen is of English origin and can be traced back to the late 12th century. It is believed to have originated from the Old English words 'slæd', meaning 'valley', and 'denu', meaning 'valley'. This suggests that the name may have initially been a locational name, referring to someone who resided in a particular valley or dell.

The earliest known record of the name appears in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1204, where it is recorded as 'de Sladeburn'. This spelling variation, which combines the elements 'slæd' and 'burna' (stream), reinforces the connection to a geographical location.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, there are several entries for places with similar names, such as Sladeburne in Worcestershire and Sledborne in Lincolnshire, which could have been the original homesteads of those bearing the surname Sladen.

One of the earliest known individuals with this surname was John Sladen, who was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1327. Another early record is that of William Sladen, born around 1430 in Gloucestershire, whose descendants later settled in the neighboring county of Oxfordshire.

A notable figure in history was Sir John Sladen (1566-1647), an English lawyer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Reading in the early 17th century. He was also appointed as a Justice of the Peace for Berkshire.

During the English Civil War, Captain Edward Sladen (1601-1670) was a Royalist officer who fought for King Charles I and was later imprisoned for his loyalty to the crown.

In the 18th century, Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), an English physician and naturalist, is considered one of the most prominent individuals with the surname Sladen. He was a renowned collector of natural curiosities, and his collection formed the foundation of the British Museum.

The surname Sladen has also been associated with several place names in England, such as Sladengreen in Buckinghamshire, Sladefield in Yorkshire, and Sladehouse in Lancashire. These locations may have been named after individuals bearing the surname or vice versa.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sladen

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Sladen.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Sladen was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Sladen has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Sladen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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