The Slim surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 709 people carried this name — #30,970 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 384,600 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Slim.
Most of them — 34 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
35 people named Slim live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Slim,
with a public archive behind them.
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William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim 1891–1970 · politician -
Mongi Slim 1908–1969 · politician -
Alberta Slim 1910–2005 · singer -
Fillmore Slim 1935– · guitarist -
Carlos Slim 1940– · computer scientist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 30 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Slim.
- Skowronek 707 · U.S. census
- Skowronski 2,036 · U.S. census
- Skrzypczak 314 · U.S. census
- Skrzypek 483 · U.S. census
- Slama 1,513 · U.S. census
- Slezak 2,080 · U.S. census
- Sliwa 980 · U.S. census
- Sliwinski 1,216 · U.S. census
- Sloma 498 · U.S. census
- Slowik 1,448 · U.S. census
- Slowinski 907 · U.S. census
- Smail 1,665 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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