Slack

See also: slack and släck

English

Etymology

• As an English and Dutch surname, from the adjective slack.
• Also as an English surname, from the noun slack (“shallow valley”).
• Possibly also a Slovene surname Americanized from slak (“bindweed”), from Proto-Slavic *sъvolkъ.

Proper noun

Slack (plural Slacks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Slack is the 2692^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13377 individuals. Slack is most common among White (82.95%) and Black/African American (11.62%) individuals.

Anagrams

• calks, kcals, lacks