| ![Show Contents]() Laddie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of LaddieWhat does the name Laddie mean? The ancient name of Laddie finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from a name for a person who worked as a servant or a page. This surname was originally derived from the Old English word Ladde, an English occupational name for a servant. 1 2 Conversely, another source claims that name was derived differently as "in Old English and Scotch, a lade means a canal or duct for water. " 3 In this latter scenario, the name would have been again an occupational name for one who works or lives near a canal. Early Origins of the Laddie familyThe surname Laddie was first found in Somerset where Godric Ladda was one of the first records of the name c. 1100. Later Richard Ladde was listed in Northumberland c. 1175 and Walter le Ladd was listed in Kent. 1 The Hundredorum Rolls of lists: Roger Ladde in Huntingdonshire and Thomas Ladde in Cambridgeshire. 2 Early History of the Laddie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Laddie research. Another 38 words (3 lines of text) covering the year 1664 is included under the topic Early Laddie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Laddie Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Laddie family name include Ladd, Ladde, Laddey, Ladds, Lade, Ladey, Laddy and others. Early Notables of the Laddie familyMore information is included under the topic Early Laddie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Laddie family to IrelandSome of the Laddie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Laddie familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Laddie surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Daniel Ladd, who settled in Salem in 1633; John Ladd, who settled in Virginia in 1653; Charles and Michael Laddy, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1867; Henry and William Laddey, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1868.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Laddie (post 1700) | + |
- Laddie Gale (1917-1996), American basketball player
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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