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Surname Etymology and Meaning of LADE

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads, so named from Old Norse hlað ‘pile or stack’ (for example, of wood or stones) or ‘pavement’.
2. North German: short form of Ladwig, a variant of Ludwig.
3. English: topographic name for someone living by a road, path, or watercourse, Middle English lade, lode (Old English (ge)lad).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)