History of your Surname
Get access to Lade family records.Start a free trial

Lade Family History

Lade Name 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

Search for a relative to learn more about your family history.

Hint: Try searching for a relative alive in 1940.

Black & white image of a young woman scientist

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 1911 there were 8 Lade families living in Ontario. This was about 25% of all the recorded Lade's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Lade families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Lade surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What did your Lade ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Lade. 50% of Lade men worked as a Farmer. .

View Census Data for Lade | 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.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    50%
  • Miner
    50%
Black & white image of two construction labourers

What Lade family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 11,000 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.

Search Canadian census records for Lade

Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Lade. 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.

View all Lade immigration records

Draft Cards

There are 2,000 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.

View all Lade military records

You've only scratched the surface of Lade family history

Discover More

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.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Lade

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Lade family tree

Explore Your Tree

Browse profiles of historical people with the Lade last name

Search for another surname
Enter last name/surname
Start a 14-Day Free Trial