Show ContentsStade History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Stade surname derives from the Middle High German word "stadel," meaning "a barn." Thus a "stadeler" was the administrator of a storage barn.

Early Origins of the Stade family

The surname Stade was first found in Austria, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. Records show a Manegolt vom Stadel in Styria in 1295; and a Nicolaus Stadler in Iglau in 1378.

Early History of the Stade family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stade research. Another 185 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1560, 1614, 1648, 1753, 1763, 1795 and 1812 are included under the topic Early Stade History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stade Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Staedler, Stadler, Staedler, Stadtler, Stadeler, Staedele (Wuerttemberg), Stadel, Stadeln, Stadlen, Stadelmann, Stadtmann, Stadtman, Stadellmann, Stadelman, Stadelmaner, Stadellmaner, Stadelmayer and many more.

Early Notables of the Stade family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Stade were Johann Stadlmayer (1560-1648), who was a German composer at the court of Innsbruck. Christoph Staedler was a prominent doctor and physician of the city Eger, and was ennobled...
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United States Stade migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stade Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Christian Stade, who landed in America in 1778 1
Stade Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Carolina Stade, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892
  • Emma Stade, aged 20, who immigrated to the United States, in 1896
  • Fritz Stade, aged 26, who landed in America from Hamburg, in 1897
Stade Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Ella Stade, aged 19, who settled in America from Frankfort, Germany, in 1905
  • Julius Stade, aged 42, who landed in America, in 1905
  • Andrew Johansen Stade, aged 50, who landed in America, in 1906
  • Bertha Stade, aged 42, who settled in America, in 1907
  • Gerthrude Stade, aged 39, who immigrated to America from Hamburg, Germany, in 1909
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New Zealand Stade migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Stade Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Christopher Stade, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "John Masterman" in 1857
  • Marie Stade, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "John Masterman" in 1857
  • Frederich Stade, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "John Masterman" in 1857
  • Johann Stade, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "John Masterman" in 1857

Contemporary Notables of the name Stade (post 1700) +

  • Charles Stade, American Democratic Party politician, Supervisor of Macomb Township, Michigan, 1933, 1947 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, April 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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