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 south west, especially in Devon.
Notable people bearing the surname include:
Acey Slade, American musicianAdrian Slade, British politicianAmbrose Slade, the 1969 name of the glam rock band Slade.Arthur Slade, Canadian writerBenjamin Slade (disambiguation)Bill Slade English football managerColin Slade, New Zealand rugby union playerChris Slade, Welsh drummerChristopher Slade, British judgeDavid Slade, British directorDonald Slade (1888–1980), English footballer, with various clubs, including Southampton, Arsenal and FulhamDougie Slade, fictional characterEdmond Slade, rear-admiralEdwin Slade, American politicianFelix Slade, British philanthropistFrank Slade, lieutenant colonel in film Scent of a WomanFrederick Slade, fictional characterGordon Slade, American baseball playerGordon Douglas Slade, Canadian mathematicianHenry Slade, British psychicHenry Slade, England rugby union playerIsaac Slade, American musicianJohn Slade, Several individuals of the same nameJoseph Alfred Slade, Western gunslingerJulian Slade, English writerMadeleine Slade (Mirabehn), Indian activistMark Slade, American actorMax Elliott Slade, American actorMichael Slade, author of the Special X series of mystery/horror novelsPriscilla Slade, American academicRussell Slade, English football managerThomas Slade, English naval architectTom Slade, Jr., American politicianTim Slade, Australian racing driverWilliam Slade, American politician