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There are approximately 13,347 people named Slade in the UK. That makes it the 763rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 211 are named Slade.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Slade surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A long flat piece or slip of ground between hills.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SLADE. This word has been variously defined as a vallej', a hollow, a den, a hanging wood, a plain, a breadth of green land in fields and plantations, &c. See Eng. Siirn. i. 83. The form of the surname in H.R. is De la Slade.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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