The Sloane surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,673 people carried this name — #8,914 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,604 in 2000.

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In print

Sloane in American newspapers,
1877–1883.

Newspaper page from Independent Statesman carrying the name Sloane
Independent Statesman 1877-07-05
Newspaper page from The Superior Times carrying the name Sloane
The Superior Times 1877-07-21
Newspaper page from Charlotte Messenger carrying the name Sloane
Charlotte Messenger 1883-01-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,631 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Sloane in Australian newspapers,
1800s–2000s.

18,949 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sloane. The most, 3,214, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 9,537
Victoria 4,798
Queensland 2,202
Tasmania 932
South Australia 731
Western Australia 614
ACT (Canberra) 98
Northern Territory 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sloane.

Who carried it

People named Sloane,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hans Sloane
    Hans Sloane 1660–1753 · naturalist
  • John Sloane
    John Sloane 1779–1856 · politician
  • Francis Joseph Sloane
    Francis Joseph Sloane 1794–1871 · entrepreneur
  • Alexander Sloane 1593–1666
  • James Sloane 1655–1704 · politician
  • James Sloane 1655–1704 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Sloane,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States999 records

999 records of the Sloane name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 381
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 268
  • Other U.S. records 350
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Saul G. Sloane

    Born 1915 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1943 at Los Angeles, California; clerk from Los Angeles County, California. Veteran; died 1945, buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marie Sloane

    Arrived at New York in 1895 aboard the Paris from Southampton, aged 21; servant. From Switzerland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record John A. Sloane

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1952, died 1986; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 999 records for Sloane in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia577 records

577 records of the Sloane name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 285
  • Tasmanian Names Index 106
  • Other Australian records 186
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George Sloane

    Died 1921 in Sheffield, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1921.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jane Clement Sloane

    Born 1863 in Port Sorell, Tasmania. Married 1884 in Port Sorell, Tasmania, aged 20.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Sloane

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Adamant, arriving 1821; ticket of leave 1826. Native of London.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 577 records for Sloane in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada31 records

31 records of the Sloane name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 16
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 7
  • Other Canadian records 8
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Richard Sloane

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the Grand Dutchess of Russia, bound for Port Roseway, aged 40.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edith Margaret Sloane

    Died 1962; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Richard Dallas Sloane

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 31 records for Sloane in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand28 records

28 records of the Sloane name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 21
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 5
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hester Annie Sloane

    Died 1950, aged 57; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Martha McLean Sloane

    Died 1973, aged 73; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Ann Sloane

    Buried in 1896 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 60.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Sloane in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom13 records

13 records of the Sloane name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 10
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Sloane

    Buried in 1821 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 38.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Alexander Sloane

    Will proved in 1939; of Beaumaris, Anglesey.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. J. Sloane

    Welsh Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Sloane in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Sloane name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Felicien Sloane

    Born 1922 in Sainte-Anne; died 2001 in Le Moule (Guadeloupe).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Sloane name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Edward Thomas Sloane

    In the population register of Newcastle (Gb); student, born 1911 in Newcastle (Gb).

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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