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. 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 entrepreneurBrian Slattery, Canadian academicEdward James Slattery, American Roman Catholic bishopFergus Slattery, Irish rugby union playerHarry A. Slattery, American lawyer and statesmanHenry Slattery, Australian football playerJack Slattery, American baseball playerJames M. Slattery, United States SenatorJim Slattery, United States politicianJimmy Slattery, New York BoxerJohn Henry Slattery, Colorado businessmanJohn Slattery, American actorJoseph Patrick Slattery, C.M., Australian physicist, radiologist, Catholic priestMartin Slattery, British musicianMichael Slattery, Irish priestRichard X. Slattery, American actorRyan Slattery, American film and television actorTony Slattery, English actor and comedianTroy Slattery, Australian rugby league footballer