Slack Family History

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Slack Name Meaning

English and Dutch: nickname for an idle person, from Middle Dutch slac, Middle English slack, ‘lazy’, ‘careless’. English: topographic name from northern Middle English slack ‘shallow valley’ (Old Norse slakki), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word, for example near Stainland and near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire. Scottish (Dumfriesshire): habitational name, maybe from Slake or Slack in Roberton, Roxburghshire (now part of Borders region). It may also be an Americanized spelling of Slovenian Slak, a nickname from slak ‘bindweed’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Black, Clack, Sack, Stock, Flack, Stack, Place, Spack, Jack, Plack

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Slack Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Slack name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Slack. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    52%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    19%

  • Germanic Europe

    8%

  • Norway

    3%

  • Sweden

    3%

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Slack Family Origin

Where is the Slack family from?

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You can see how Slack families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Slack family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Slack families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 833 Slack families living in Derbyshire. This was about 19% of all the recorded Slack's in the UK. Derbyshire had the highest population of Slack families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Slack surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Slack Family Occupations

What did your Slack ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, the most common Slack occupation in the UK was Farmer. 8% of Slack's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Slack family was Lead Miner. Farmer, Coal Miner and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Slack.

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  • Farmer

    8%

  • Coal Miner

    6%

  • Labourer

    2%

  • Lead Miner

    2%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Slack ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Slack Historical Records

What Slack family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 145,000 census records available for the last name Slack. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Slack census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 11,000 immigration records available for the last name Slack. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 17,000 military records available for the last name Slack. For the veterans among your Slack ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Slack Life Expectancy

What is the average Slack lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Slack life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Slack in 1941 was 31, and 74 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Slack

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Slack ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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