Slade is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Slade
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Valley, ravine, plain.

Surname is a variant form of Slade. Valley, ravine, plain.

Dweller in the valley or dell.

Slade is a variation of Slade. Dweller in the valley or dell.

The surname is the form of Slade. This word has been variously defined as a valley, a hollow, a den, a hanging wood, a plain, a breadth of green land in fields and plantations, etc. The form of the surname in Hundred Rolls is De la Slade.

This word has been variously defined as a valley, a hollow, a den, a hanging wood, a plain, a breadth of green land in fields and plantations, etc. The form of the surname in Hundred Rolls is De la Slade.

How popular is Slade?

Slade is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Wales, Samoa, Croatia, Scotland.

Slade is ranked 14733 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Slade bearers increased by 5.94 per cent in 2010 US census to 12599 since 2000, the surname slipped by 78 spots and ranked at 2861. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 64.27 65.44
Black 29.53 30.16
Others 2.58 1.7
Hispanic or Latino 2.55 1.59
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.8 0.87
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.26 0.24
Slade is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Samoa is ahead in terms of density. Around 37826 people have been found who wears Slade as their family name. Slade is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Slade:
2,736 United States16,680
767 England10,207
Countries with thousands of Slade:
963 Australia4,114
1,717 Canada3,208
Countries with hundreds of Slade:
8,574 South Africa790
1,011 New Zealand751
528 Wales635
106 Samoa446
4,287 Croatia204
3,374 Scotland156
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
116,831 France62
34,138 Spain55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
128,213 Brazil43
5,748 Singapore43
219,200 Thailand41
15,673 United Arab Emirates39
237,148 Russia26
92,783 Argentina24
11,536 Qatar22
33,464 Israel20
33,097 Switzerland18
42,433 Sweden17
197,164 Philippines13
19,471 Estonia12
75,423 Netherlands12
102,971 Malaysia11
41,178 Kenya11
1,123 American Samoa11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
248,660 Germany10
10,839 Northern Ireland8
32,693 Peru8
115,463 Italy8
991 Gibraltar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mechanic John Slade from Great Britain aboard the Shannon from Bristol during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA on June 12, 1849. Immigrant Mary Slade, 30 years old John Slade, Immigrant George Slade, Frederick Slade, aged 17, Workman Thomas Slade, 34 years old W. Slade, are others that migrated to US from Bristol, London, Liverpool and Bremen & Southampton.

From Italy

Domenico Slade was 31 years old when he migrated to New York on July 12, 1886. He lived in Italy where he worked as carpenter and took La Normandie from Havre.

From Germany

George Slade was 18 years old when he migrated to United States on October 14, 1870. He lived in Germany where he worked as laborer and took France from Liverpool & Queenstown.

Slade Namesakes

  • Felix Slade, English lawyer and collector of glass
  • Julian Slade, English writer
  • Arthur Slade, Canadian author
  • Thomas Slade, English naval architect
  • Henry Slade, famous fraudulent medium
  • Michael Slade, pen name of Canadian novelist Jay Clarke
  • Bernard Slade, Canadian playwright and screenwriter
  • Sean Slade, record producer, engineer, and mixer
  • Giles Slade, Canadian freelance writer and social critic
  • Joseph Alfred Slade, stagecoach and Pony Express superintendent
  • Chris Slade, Welsh rock musician and drummer
  • Acey Slade, lead singer and guitarist of the band Acey Slade & the Dark Party and former bassist
  • Max Elliott Slade, American former child actor
  • Mark Slade, American actor, artist, and author
  • Russell Slade, English professional football manager
  • Adrian Slade, British Liberal Democrat politician and advertising agency founder
  • Isaac Slade, American musician and the lead vocalist
  • William Slade, William Slade, Jr
  • Will Slade, former Australian rules footballer
  • David Slade, British film and television director and actor
  • Tuiloma Neroni Slade, held the post of secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
  • Doug Slade, former English cricketer
  • Charles Slade, U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • Jeff Slade, American professional basketball player
  • Slade, English rock band from Wolverhampton

Slade Namesakes

  • Felix Slade, English lawyer and collector of glass
  • Julian Slade, English writer
  • Arthur Slade, Canadian author
  • Thomas Slade, English naval architect
  • Henry Slade, famous fraudulent medium
  • Michael Slade, pen name of Canadian novelist Jay Clarke
  • Bernard Slade, Canadian playwright and screenwriter
  • Sean Slade, record producer, engineer, and mixer
  • Giles Slade, Canadian freelance writer and social critic
  • Joseph Alfred Slade, stagecoach and Pony Express superintendent
  • Chris Slade, Welsh rock musician and drummer
  • Acey Slade, lead singer and guitarist of the band Acey Slade & the Dark Party and former bassist
  • Max Elliott Slade, American former child actor
  • Mark Slade, American actor, artist, and author
  • Russell Slade, English professional football manager
  • Adrian Slade, British Liberal Democrat politician and advertising agency founder
  • Isaac Slade, American musician and the lead vocalist
  • William Slade, William Slade, Jr
  • Will Slade, former Australian rules footballer
  • David Slade, British film and television director and actor
  • Tuiloma Neroni Slade, held the post of secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
  • Doug Slade, former English cricketer
  • Charles Slade, U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • Jeff Slade, American professional basketball player
  • Slade, English rock band from Wolverhampton

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