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Lada Name Meaning

Polish (also Lada) and Czech (Moravian): from a pet form of the personal name Lada, a short form of Polish Wladyslaw, Ladyslaw, or Czech (V)ladislav (see Laszlo). Czech: topographic name from lada ‘heath’. Hungarian (Láda): metonymic occupational name for a joiner, from Hungarian láda ‘box’, from Middle High German lade ‘box’, ‘coffin’. Hungarian: from Lad(a) a short form of the personal name Ladomér, a Hungarian form of Slavic Vladimir.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Ladas, Landa, Rada, Sada, Lade, Kara, Seda, Lady, Lama, Lapa

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Lada Family Origin

Where is the Lada family from?

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You can see how Lada families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Lada family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Lada families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 4 Lada families living in Nova Scotia. This was about 27% of all the recorded Lada's in Canada. Nova Scotia and 1 other province had the highest population of Lada families in 1911.
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Lada Family Occupations

What did your Lada ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Labourer was the top reported job for people in the CA named Lada. 50% of Lada men worked as a Labourer

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Top Male Occupations in 1921

  • Labourer
    50%
  • Soldier
    50%

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

Lada Historical Records

What Lada family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 2,000 census records available for the last name Lada. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Lada 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 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Lada. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 819 military records available for the last name Lada. For the veterans among your Lada ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Lada Life Expectancy

What is the average Lada lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Lada life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Lada in 1944 was 44, and 80 in 2004.

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