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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English (Midlands) : variant of Sly.
  • Scottish : either of English origin, as in 1, or a habitational name from a place such as Sliach in Glengairn, Sleach in Strathdon, Slioch in Drumblade, Sleich in former Perthshire, or Slioch in former Ross-shire.

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