The founding heritage of the lade family is in the Anglo-Saxon culture that once dominated in Britain. The name lade comes from when one of the family worked as 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.
The surname lade 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]
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our lade research. Another 38 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 166 and 1664 are included under the topic Early lade History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. lade has been spelled many different ways, including Ladd, Ladde, Laddey, Ladds, Lade, Ladey, Laddy and others.
More information is included under the topic Early lade Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the lade 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.
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first lades to arrive in North America: