Slight

See also: slight

English

Etymology

Scottish surname from Middle English slight (“smooth; slim, slender, skinny”), a nickname for a slim or skinny person.

Proper noun

Slight (plural Slights)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Slight is the 51396^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 405 individuals. Slight is most common among White (85.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Slight”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.