Slayter Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Slayter is one more way Slater has been written over the centuries. At root, the name means “One who roofed buildings with flat rock or slate”.

• Before spelling was fixed, Slater was also written Slayter.
• Related forms: Slatter, Sclater and Slator.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Slayter surname had 483 bearers. That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Slayter coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Slayter, so the heraldry linked to Slater is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Slayter family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.