Origins of the Slade surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 39North West 56Isle of ManYorkshire 154East Midlands 63West Midlands 115East 422London 1683South East 843South West 556South Wales 172Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Slades lived in london

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    7,400 Slade Travel & migration records
    60,000 Slades found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Slade

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    706th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Slade surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Slade first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Slades

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Slades in 1921

    Dressmaker

    312

    Laundress

    225

    Domestic Servant

    162

    General Servant Domestic

    148

    Living On Own Means

    128

    Common male occupations for Slades in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    366

    General Labourer

    251

    Carpenter

    248

    Blacksmith

    187

    Farm Labourer

    171

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