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

Slagle, 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 Slagle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Slagle in America

Slagle is the 4135th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Slagle surname appeared 8,573 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Slagle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Slagle 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 Slagle

The surname Slagle is of German origin, derived from the German word "schlaegel," which means "hammer" or "mallet." It is believed to have first emerged in the 13th century as an occupational name for a blacksmith or a worker who used a hammer as part of their trade.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Slagle can be traced back to the German states of Bavaria and Württemberg, where it was often spelled as "Schlegel" or "Schlaegel." In the 16th century, the name appeared in various records and manuscripts, such as the Kirchenbücher (church records) of several villages in these regions.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hans Schlegel, a blacksmith who lived in the village of Aalen, Württemberg, in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Johann Schlegel, a prominent merchant and landowner from Nuremberg, Bavaria, who was active in the early 17th century.

As the name spread across Germany and into neighboring regions, it underwent various spelling variations, including Schlegel, Schlaegel, Schlaegle, and eventually, Slagle. This last spelling became more common among those who immigrated to the United States and other English-speaking countries.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, several individuals with the surname Slagle made their mark in various fields. For instance, Christian Slagle (1760-1834) was a German-American farmer and Revolutionary War veteran who settled in Pennsylvania. Another notable figure was John Slagle (1789-1856), a prominent lawyer and politician from Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives.

Other notable individuals with the surname Slagle include James R. Slagle (1937-2021), an American computer scientist and pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, and Robert Slagle (born 1951), a former professional baseball player who played for the New York Yankees and other teams in the 1970s and 1980s.

The surname Slagle has also been associated with various place names in Germany, such as Schlegelsmühle (Slagle's Mill) and Schlegelsberg (Slagle's Hill), further indicating its longstanding presence in the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Slagle

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

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 Slagle 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 Slagle 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 Slagle was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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