| ![Show Contents]() Shad History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England Of all the Anglo-Saxon names to come from Britain, Shad is one of the most ancient. The name is a result of the original family having lived at Chaddock, a hamlet in the parish in Lancashire. It is from the place-name that the surname is derived. Early Origins of the Shad familyThe surname Shad was first found in Lancashire at Chaddock, an estate in the township of Tyldesley, in the parish of Leigh. "Chaddock Hall was in possession of a family of that name in the early part of the last century [(18th century)]" 1 Listings of the family in various rolls include: Daniel Chaddocke who was listed in the Preston Guild Rolls in 1682; Ann Chaddock, of West Leigh, 1607 and Peter Chaddock, of Prescot, 1613; both listed in the Wills at Chester. The same rolls also listed John Cheydock, of Cheydock. The Lancashire Inquisitions listed John Chadocke, of Chadocke, Lancashire, 1610. 1 And many years later, Thomas Chadeck was listed in Yorkshire in 1704. 2 One source claims there may be a relationship with the Chadwick surname as seen by the following entry: John Chadwikke alias Chaddokke who was listed in Nottinghamshire in 1554. 2 Yet another source disagrees: "Not to be confounded with Chadwick, as is done in the Index to the Preston Guild Rolls." 1 To add to the confusion, Chadwick is a surname frequented to Lancashire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire name. Chadwick is "a hamlet and manor, in the parish and union of Bromsgrove, Upper division of the hundred of Halfshire, Droitwich and E. divisions of the county of Worcester." 3 Early History of the Shad familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shad research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1600 and 1683 are included under the topic Early Shad History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shad Spelling VariationsThe 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. Shad has been spelled many different ways, including Chadock, Chaddock, Chaddoch, Chadoch, Chaddocke and many more. Early Notables of the Shad familyDistinguished members of the family include - Captain Shaddock, the 17th-century sea captain with the East India Company, who brought seeds of a fruit, better known today as the grapefruit with him in 1683 from the Malay Archipelago
 Shad migration to the United States | + |
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 Shads to arrive in North America:
Shad Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Mrs. Shad, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1712 4
Shad Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas Shad, aged 22, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Shad (post 1700) | + |
- John S. R. Shad (1923-1994), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands, 1987-89 5
- Shad Chad Javier Romane Chittick Gaspard (1981-2020), American professional wrestler and actor
- Shad Royston (b. 1982), Australian rugby league player who has played since 2004
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Shad migration to the United States 
