Slade Surname
Approximately 37,827 people bear this surname
Slade Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the slade,' from residence thereby, a small strip of green in a woodland.
'It had been better of William a Trent.
To have been abed with sorrowe.
Than to be that day in the greenwood slade.
Read More About This SurnameSlade Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,681 | 1:21,729 | 2,737 |
| England | 10,207 | 1:5,459 | 767 |
| Australia | 4,114 | 1:6,562 | 963 |
| Canada | 3,208 | 1:11,486 | 1,717 |
| South Africa | 790 | 1:68,579 | 8,574 |
| New Zealand | 751 | 1:6,030 | 1,011 |
| Wales | 635 | 1:4,873 | 528 |
| Samoa | 446 | 1:435 | 106 |
| Croatia | 204 | 1:20,728 | 4,287 |
| Scotland | 156 | 1:34,319 | 3,374 |
| France | 62 | 1:1,071,334 | 116,831 |
| Spain | 55 | 1:850,037 | 34,138 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| American Samoa | 11 | 1:5,069 | 1,123 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,797 | 1:4,205 | 621 |
| Wales | 157 | 1:9,990 | 606 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,480 | 1:14,431 | 1,839 |
The alternate forms: Släde (1) are calculated separately.
Slade (2,571) may also be a first name.
Slade Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the slade,' from residence thereby, a small strip of green in a woodland.
'It had been better of William a Trent.
To have been abed with sorrowe.
Than to be that day in the greenwood slade.
To meet with Little John's arrowe.'
In compounds slade is found in such local surnames as Greenslade, Moorslade, Whiteslade, Oakslade, Waldslade, and Sladen (q.v).
Nicholas de la Slade, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Henry atte Slade, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John atte Slade, Close Rolls, 20 Edward III.
Richard atte Slade, Close Rolls, 21 Edward III. pt.
1596. Baptised — Mary, d. John Slade: Kensington Ch.
1615. Ammiel Slade, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.
1645. Baptised — Grace, d. George Slayd: Kensington Ch.
(English) Dweller at a Valley or Dell [Middle English slade, Old English slæd] John atte Slade.—Close Rolls, A.D. 1346.
For he [Littlejohn] found tow of his owne fellowes Were slaine both in a slade.—‘Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne,’ 55-6;Percy’s Reliques.
...down through the deeper slades.—Drayton, Polyolbion, xiv. 290.
(English) Dweller in the valley or dell.
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, &c. See English Surn. i. 83. The form of the surname in H.R. is De la Slade.
Local. A long flat piece or slip of ground between bills.
(English), Valley, Ravine, Plain.
A location name in Devon, Suffolk Or from Slad; a location name in Gloucestershire.
Slade: (Anglo-Saxon slæd), a steep of greensward between two woods or between two breadths of townland: Waterslade in Somersetshire, Slaidburn, Slaithwait, and Sledmere. Slade is a not uncommon Northern surname; also Greenslade, Whiteslade.
The Slades of Somerset take the name of a hamlet in the county.
Slade Demographics
Average Male Slade Height
177.09 cm
Average Female Slade Height
165.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Slade Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Slade Come From? nationality or country of origin
Slade (Arabic: سلادي) is most common in The United States. It can also occur as a variant: Släde. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Slade? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,731st most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 192,655 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Slade reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 145,205th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 2,571 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 16,681 people, or 1 in 21,729. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 10 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 90 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Slade Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Slade has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Slade surname expanded 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 404 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Slade Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Slade last name is principally Anglican (86%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Slade last name are 10.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.85% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Slade earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 35.6% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,287 per year; in South Africa they earn 93.32% more than the national average, earning R 459,396 per year; in United States they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $41,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning $50,143 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Slade Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Slade in the Arabic language | ||
| سلادي | slady | - |
| سليد | slyd | - |
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