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Slade


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Origin Of The Surname Slade

Meaning Of The Surname Slade

From the Valley

Interesting Facts About Slade

Slade would have originally been used as a topographical surname. It comes from the Old English word ‘slaed’ which referred to a valley. It would have been originally given as a surname to a person who had made their home either next to or within a valley. It could also have possibly been used as a locational surname as there are some villages that are called Slade because they themselves are located in a valley. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople.

Slade Statistics

Slade is the number 1113 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 9,249 share the surname Slade in the UK.

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