Maker of slates or slate worker
An English occupational surname derived from the Middle English word 'slat', referring to someone who quarried or laid slate. It is a rare variant of the more common surname Slater, used occasionally as a modern given name.
Less common today
Slader isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,481 in 2024.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
