The sloman Surname
sloman Name Meaning and History
- English: topographic name for someone who lived near a swamp or bog, from Old English sloh ‘slough’, or a habitational name from one of the various places, for example Slough in Berkshire, named with this word.
- English: nickname for a sluggish or stupid person, from Middle English slou ‘slow’.
- English: topographic name for someone who lived by a blackthorn or sloe, from Middle English sloh. Compare Slaughter 3.
- Americanized form of Polish and Jewish Sloma.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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