Surname Spotlight: Slatter

Search old registers for Slatter and you will soon meet Slater too. Taken at its root, Slatter points to “Slate roofer”.

Slatter coat of arms

Arms linked to Slater and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

A variant of Slater

The extra “t” in Slatter is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Slayter, Sclater and Slator.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Slatter surname had 568 bearers. Research your Slatter family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.