Slappey

English

Etymology

Probably an Americanized form of Swiss German Schläppi.

Proper noun

Slappey (plural Slappeys)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Slappey is the 40672^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 537 individuals. Slappey is most common among White (63.31%) and Black/African American (32.96%) individuals.

Further reading

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