Slowey

English

Alternative forms

• Sloey, Sloy

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sluaghadhaigh (“descendant of Sluaghadach”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of sluaghadh (“hosting, fit for hosting”), from slua (“host”).

Proper noun

Slowey (plural Sloweys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Slowey is the 37125^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Slowey is most common among White (94.18%) individuals.

Further reading

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