Slade (surname)

Slade is a surname of Saxon origin, meaning, variously at different times in different dialects, "a valley, dell, or dingle; an open space between banks or woods; a forest glade; a strip of greensward or of boggy land; the side or slope of a hill."{{cite web

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Earliest known references in England as a surname are found in the southwest, especially in Devon.

Notable people bearing the surname include:

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• Acey Slade (born 1974), American musician
• Adolphus Slade (1804–1877), British admiral who became an admiral in the Ottoman Navy
• Adrian Slade (born 1936), British politician
• Alexandra Brewis Slade (born 1965), New Zealand-American anthropologist
• Alexandra Slade, American actress
• Ambrose Slade, the 1969 name of the glam rock band Slade
• Arthur Slade (born 1967), Canadian writer
• Barbara Slade, writer, creator and producer of children's programming
• Benjamin Slade, multiple people
• Bernard Slade (1930–2019), Canadian playwright and screenwriter
• Bill Slade (1898–1968), English football manager
• Billy Slade (1941–2019), former Welsh cricketer
• Caroline Slade (1886–1975), activist and author
• Chad Slade (American football) (born 1992), American football player
• Chad Slade (born 1982), Samoan rugby union player
• Charles Slade (1797–1834), American politician
• Charlie Slade (1891–1971), English football player and manager
• Chris Slade (born 1946), Welsh drummer
• Christina Slade (born 1953), American academic
• Christopher Slade (1927–2022), British judge
• Colin Slade (born 1987), New Zealand rugby union player
• David Slade (born 1969), British director
• Donald Slade (1888–1980), English footballer
• Doug Slade (born 1940), former English cricketer
• Dougie Slade, fictional character
• Dustin Slade (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• Edmond Slade (1859–1928), rear-admiral
• Edwin Slade (1826–1901), American politician
• Elizabeth Slade (born 1949), retired judge of the High Court of England and Wales
• Emma Slade (born 1966), financial analyst
• Felix Slade (1788–1868), British philanthropist
• Frank Slade (1915–1960), former Australian rules footballer
• Frank Slade, lieutenant colonel in film Scent of a Woman (1992 film)
• Frederick Slade, fictional character
• Gerald Osborne Slade (1891–1962)
• Giles Slade (born 1953), Canadian writer and social critic
• Gordon Douglas Slade (born 1955), Canadian mathematician
• Gordon Slade (1904–1974), American baseball player
• Henry Slade (medium) (1835–1905), British psychic
• Henry Slade (rugby union) (born 1993), England rugby union player
• Herbert Slade (1851–1913), New Zealand boxer
• Humphrey Slade (1905–1983), Kenyan lawyer and politician
• Ian Slade (born 1968), Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler
• Isaac Slade (born 1981), American musician
• James M. Slade (1812–1875), Vermont politician
• James Slade (1783–1860), Vicar of St Peter's Church
• Jeff Slade (1941–2012), American basketballer
• John Slade, Several individuals of the same name
• Johnny Slade (1932–1991), Australian rugby league footballer
• Joseph Alfred Slade (1831–1864), Western gunslinger
• Julian Slade (1930–2006), English writer
• Kathy Slade (born 1966), Canadian artist, author, curator, editor, and publisher
• Liam Slade (born 1995), English footballer
• Madeleine Slade (Mirabehn), (1892–1982), Indian activist
• Marcus Slade (1801–1872), British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
• Margaret Slade, American Canadian economist
• Mark Slade (born 1939), American actor
• Matthew Slade (1569–1628)
• Max Elliott Slade (born 1980), American actor
• Noel Slade, Australian professional rugby league footballer
• Peter Slade (born 1954), former Australian rules footballer
• Priscilla Slade, American academic
• Robert Slade, Canadian information security consultant, researcher, and instructor
• Russell Slade (born 1960), English football manager
• S. Dwight Slade (1849–1931), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• Sam Slade, multiple people
• Samuel Slade (1753–1829), Church of England clergyman
• Sean Slade (born 1957), record producer, engineer, and mixer
• Thomas Slade (1704–1771), English naval architect
• Tim Slade (born 1985), Australian racing driver
• Tom Slade Jr. (1936–2014), American politician
• William Slade, multiple people

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