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." Earliest known references in England as a surname are found in the southwest, especially in Devon.
Notable people bearing the surname include:
- Acey Slade, American musician
- Adolphus Slade, British admiral who became an admiral in the Ottoman Navy
- Adrian Slade, British politician
- Alexandra Brewis Slade, New Zealand-American anthropologist
- Alexandra Slade, American actress
- Ambrose Slade, the 1969 name of the glam rock band Slade
- Arthur Slade, Canadian writer
- Barbara Slade, writer, creator and producer of children's programming
- Benjamin Slade, multiple people
- Bernard Slade, Canadian playwright and screenwriter
- Bill Slade, English football manager
- Billy Slade, former Welsh cricketer
- Caroline Slade, activist and author
- Chad Slade (American football), American football player
- Chad Slade, Samoan rugby union player
- Charles Slade, American politician
- Charlie Slade, English football player and manager
- Chris Slade, Welsh drummer
- Christina Slade, American academic
- Christopher Slade, British judge
- Colin Slade, New Zealand rugby union player
- David Slade, British director
- Donald Slade, English footballer
- Doug Slade, former English cricketer
- Dougie Slade, fictional character
- Dustin Slade, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- Edmond Slade, rear-admiral
- Edwin Slade, American politician
- Elizabeth Slade, retired judge of the High Court of England and Wales
- Emma Slade, financial analyst
- Felix Slade, British philanthropist
- Frank Slade, former Australian rules footballer
- Frank Slade, lieutenant colonel in film Scent of a Woman (1992 film)
- Frederick Slade, fictional character
- Gerald Osborne Slade
- Giles Slade, Canadian writer and social critic
- Gordon Douglas Slade, Canadian mathematician
- Gordon Slade, American baseball player
- Henry Slade (medium), British psychic
- Henry Slade (rugby union), England rugby union player
- Herbert Slade, New Zealand boxer
- Humphrey Slade, Kenyan lawyer and politician
- Ian Slade, Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler
- Isaac Slade, American musician
- James M. Slade, Vermont politician
- James Slade, Vicar of St Peter's Church
- Jeff Slade, American basketballer
- John Slade, Several individuals of the same name
- Johnny Slade, Australian rugby league footballer
- Joseph Alfred Slade, Western gunslinger
- Julian Slade, English writer
- Kathy Slade, Canadian artist, author, curator, editor, and publisher
- Liam Slade, English footballer
- Madeleine Slade,, Indian activist
- Marcus Slade, British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
- Margaret Slade, American Canadian economist
- Mark Slade, American actor
- Matthew Slade
- Max Elliott Slade, American actor
- Noel Slade, Australian professional rugby league footballer
- Peter Slade, former Australian rules footballer
- Priscilla Slade, American academic
- Robert Slade, Canadian information security consultant, researcher, and instructor
- Russell Slade, English football manager
- S. Dwight Slade, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Sam Slade, multiple people
- Samuel Slade, Church of England clergyman
- Sean Slade, record producer, engineer, and mixer
- Thomas Slade, English naval architect
- Tim Slade, Australian racing driver
- Tom Slade Jr., American politician
- William Slade, multiple people