# 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 (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
* Michael Slade (born 1947), author of the Special X series of mystery/horror novels
* 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
* Simon Slade (born 1982), internet entrepreneur
* 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