Lad Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lad Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lad family

Profession Census Frequency
Ag Labourer 2
Formerly And Ag Labourer 2
Agricultural Labourer 1
Coprolite Labourer 1
Houses Dividends & C 1
Schoolmaster 1
Cotton Carder 1
Domestic Servant 1
Scholar 1
Wife Of Labourer 1
General Domestic Servant 1
Hostler 1
Painter 1
Labourer At Iron Works 1
Joiner 1
Cattle Dealer 1

Lad Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Old 33% 9,603
2 Ladd 75% 8,067
3 Leed 50% 3,519
4 Loud 50% 2,868
5 Auld 25% 2,250
6 Ould 25% 2,223
7 Lead 75% 1,726
8 Lade 75% 1,662
9 Eld 33% 1,291
10 Laud 75% 822
11 Load 75% 760
12 Leod 50% 515
13 Loude 40% 484
14 Led 67% 296
15 Laid 75% 293
16 Lad 100% 234
17 Olde 25% 217
18 Lood 50% 209
19 Loade 60% 187
20 Laude 60% 108
21 Lude 50% 107
22 Lod 67% 105

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The surname Lad is the 16th most popular variant of Old.

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