Sliger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Sliger family

The surname Sliger was first found in Essex, where Walter Sleh was listed in the Feet of Fines in 1219. Thomas Sleh, Slei, Slegh was listed in the Assize Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1219 and Robert Sley was listed in the Assize Rolls of Warwickshire in 1221. 1

The "epithet sly did not primarily imply anything dishonourable; though like 'crafty' and 'cunning' it has since come to be taken in a bad sense. The Slys or Sleighs were skilful men - cunning of hand. We are informed that Sly was anciently a common name in Shakespeare's own town. " 2 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 include: Ralph Sly in Hertfordshire; John Sley in Cambridgeshire; and John le Slege in Oxfordshire. 3

The hamlet of Ash in Derbyshire was an ancient family seat at one time. "The place was the property of the Sleigh family, from whom it came to the Chethams, and subsequently to the Cottons." 4

Early History of the Sliger family

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Sliger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sleigh, Sleach, Sleich, Sleech, Sliach, Sleath, Sleith, Sleth, Sleight, Sley, Slie and many more.

Early Notables of the Sliger family

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Sliger Ranking

In the United States, the name Sliger is the 11,787^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 5

Migration of the Sliger family to Ireland

Some of the Sliger family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sliger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sliger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Georick Sliger, aged 23, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 6
Hans Othlo Sliger, aged 45, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1738 6
Hans Otho Sliger, aged 45, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 6
Hendrick Sliger, aged 45, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1738 6
Henrick Sliger, aged 45, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Sliger (post 1700) +

Randall W. Sliger, American owner of WJSQ, a radio station broadcasting a country music format in Athens, Tennessee
Bernard Francis Sliger (1924-2007), American educator and economist, President of Florida State University from 1976 to 1991

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)