Slattery is a surname of Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish: Ó Slatara or Ó Slatraigh, meaning 'descendant of slatra' meaning 'robust', 'strong', 'bold'. The name originated in the townland of Ballyslattery in the barony of Tulla Upper in east County Clare, Ireland.
The Slattery coat of arms which shows three red submissive lions against a white background indicates a family that are magnanimous in warfare and yet kind and warm in peacetime.
Notable people named Slattery include:
- Bevan Slattery, Australian technology entrepreneur
- Brian Slattery, Canadian academic
- Edward James Slattery, American Roman Catholic bishop
- Fergus Slattery, Irish rugby union player
- Francis Slattery, American naval submarine commander
- Harry A. Slattery, American lawyer and statesman
- Henry Slattery, Australian football player
- Jack Slattery, American baseball player
- James M. Slattery, United States Senator
- Jim Slattery, United States politician
- Jimmy Slattery, New York boxer
- John Henry Slattery, Colorado businessman
- John Slattery, American actor
- Joseph Patrick Slattery, Australian physicist, radiologist, Catholic priest
- Margaret Patrice Slattery, American college president
- Martin Slattery, British musician
- Michael Slattery (archbishop), Irish priest
- Michael Slattery (hurler), Irish hurler
- Michael Slattery (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Michael Slattery (admiral), Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force
- Mike Slattery (baseball), Major League Baseball player
- Mike Slattery (politician), Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives
- Richard X. Slattery, American actor
- Ryan Slattery, American film and television actor
- Tadhg Slattery, South African swimmer who competed in six Paralympic Games
- Tony Slattery, English actor and comedian
- Troy Slattery, Australian rugby league footballer
Fictional characters with the name Slattery include:
- Trevor Slattery, a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Mike Slattery, a recurring character in The Last Ship, played by Adam Baldwin
See also
- Slattery Report, 1939–40 report into Alaskan development through immigration
- Slattery's Hurricane, 1949 American film
- Slattery's People, 1964–65 American television series
- "Slattery's Mounted Foot", 1889 comic song by the Irish musician Percy French
References
- "Slattery Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
- "Slattery surname". RootsWeb. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
- "The history of the Slattery surname". Slattery's Pub. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
- "Slattery Family Crest and Name History". House of Names. January 2000. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
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