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Loade Family History

Loade Surname Meaning

Either topographic from Middle English lade ‘river crossing; watercourse’ (Old English gelād ‘difficult river crossing’ or lād ‘canal dyked watercourse’) or possibly toponymic from a place named with one or other of these words such as Lower and Upper Lode in Tewkesbury (Gloucs) Long Load (Somerset) which is recorded as la Lade in 1285 and Load Farm (formerly Lode Farm) in Kingsley (Hants).

Compare Laid which may be of the same origin. Early Middle English spellings with -a- which may be ancestral to Loade are given there.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Loade families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Loade family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Loade families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 11 Loade families living in Warwickshire. This was about 44% of all the recorded Loade's in United Kingdom. Warwickshire had the highest population of Loade families in 1891.
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What did your Loade ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Loade. 100% of Loade women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Census Records

There are 374 census records available for the last name Loade. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Loade census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 52 immigration records available for the last name Loade. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 44 military records available for the last name Loade. For the veterans among your Loade ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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