Last Name SLADE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: At the slade, from residence thereby, a small strip of green in a woodland. In compounds 'slade' is found in such local surnames as Greenslade, Moorslade, Whiteslade, Oakslade, Waldslade, and Sladen.
Local: A long flat piece or slip of ground between hills.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, Croatian, Maori

Rank 2,783 (2000 US census) 2,364 (1990 US census)
Count 11,893 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 65.44%, or 7783 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 30.16%, or 3587 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.87%, or 103 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.24%, or 29 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.7%, or 202 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.59%, or 189 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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