Lade Family History

Lade Surname Meaning

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named from Old Norse hlath ‘pile or stack’ (for example of wood or stones) or ‘pavement’. North German: from a short form of Ladwig a variant of Ludwig.

German: nickname for a guild member from Middle High German lade ‘board chest’ in an extended sense ‘register list’. English (Sussex): possibly a topographic name for someone living by a road path or watercourse.

Middle English lade lode (Old English (ge)lād ‘difficult river crossing’ or lād ‘canal dyked watercourse’).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Wade, Lake, Lande, Lage, Lyde, Glade, Bade, Slade, Lane, Gade

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2K	Immigration Records
11K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Lade family from?

You can see how Lade families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Lade family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Lade families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 194 Lade families living in Sussex. This was about 79% of all the recorded Lade's in United Kingdom. Sussex had the highest population of Lade families in 1891.

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What did your Lade ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Master butcher and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Lade. 30% of Lade men worked as a Master butcher and 82% of Lade women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Lade were Gardener and Housekeeper.

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Master butcher

30%

General labourer

30%

Chauffeur

18%

Gardener

12%

Unpaid domestic duties

82%

Private means

Domestic duties

Housekeeper

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Census Record

There are 11K census records available for the last name Lade. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Lade census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Lade. 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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Military Records

There are 2K military records available for the last name Lade. For the veterans among your Lade ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Lade lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Lade life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1975. The average life expectancy for Lade in 1960 was 24, and 80 in 2004.

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Lade Surname Meaning

Middle English lade lode (Old English (ge)lād ‘difficult river crossing’ or lād ‘canal dyked watercourse’).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Lade family from?

What did your Lade ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Master butcher

30%

General labourer

30%

Chauffeur

18%

Gardener

12%

Unpaid domestic duties

82%

Private means

Domestic duties

Housekeeper

What Lade family records will you find?

What is the average Lade lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Lade life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1975. The average life expectancy for Lade in 1960 was 24, and 80 in 2004.

Lade Family History

Lade Surname Meaning

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Lade Surname Meaning

66,000 record(s) for Lade

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Where is the Lade family from?

What did your Lade ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Lade family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Lade lifespan?

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