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Early Origins of the Glade family

The surname Glade was first found in West Prussia, Poland and Pomerelia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Glade family

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Glade Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Glodde, Glodeau, Glud, Glude, Gloede, Gloden and others.

Early Notables of the Glade family

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Glade Ranking

In the United States, the name Glade is the 18,210th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Glade migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Glade Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • William Glade, who arrived in Virginia in 1652 2
Glade Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Henry Glade, who landed in New England in 1756 2
Glade Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Johann F C Glade, aged 52, who arrived in Missouri in 1839 2

West Indies Glade migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3
Glade Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century
  • Joseph Glade, aged 20, British settler travelling from London, UK arriving in St Christopher (St. Kitts) on 5th January 1634 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies


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