Last Name SLINGER

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The slinger, one who used the sling in warfare.
Origin English, Dutch, Irish, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank 27,646 (2000 US census) 42,049 (1990 US census)
Count 820 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 90.24%, or 740 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 4.63%, or 38 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 3.29%, or 27 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.46%, or 12 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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