LOADER
Loader is a surname of English origin that first appeared in the Oxfordshire Hundred Rolls of 1279 as Emma la Lodere. It is classified as an occupational name, derived from the Middle English word lodere, meaning a carrier or transporter, and is traditionally associated with those who loaded goods onto carts or onto ships.
The etymology of the name can be traced back to the Olde English pre‑7th Century word lad, itself derived from the verb laedan, to lead or to go. In a topographical sense, the element lad often referred to a man‑made drainage channel; consequently, one possible origin of the surname is as a designation for someone who lived by a road or a watercourse.
Another plausible origin is the medieval occupational surname for a carrier or carter, derived from the Middle English lode(n), to carry or transport. This form was influenced by lade(n), to load, and therefore eventually blurred with the occupational sense of lodere.
Early documentary evidence shows the surname in various spellings. In Warwickshire, Simon Le Lodere is recorded in 1332, while in Sussex John ate Lode appears in 1327. The Subsidy Rolls of York contain the name John Lademan in 1301. In 1610 Annys Loadman, daughter of Robert Loadman, was christened at St. Botolph without Aldergate, London.
The original coat of arms granted in London, dated to an uncertain year, is blazoned as a silver field with a red pale, over all a black lion rampant. The crest consists of a red chapeau charged with two lions proper supporting a garb.
Variant spellings of the surname include Lodder, Loder, Loades, Loadsman and Loadman, reflecting the historical fluidity of English orthography.
Typical given names associated with the Loader surname
Male
- Andrew
- Christopher
- David
- John
- Mark
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Robert
- Stephen
Female
- Alison
- Carole
- Elizabeth
- Emma
- Helen
- Jane
- Joanne
- Mary
- Nicola
- Patricia
- Rebecca
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
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There are approximately 3,294 people named Loader in the UK. That makes it roughly the 2,755th most common surname in Britain. Around 51 in a million people in Britain are named Loader.
Surname type: Occupational name
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Famous people named Loader
- Danny Loader - Football player
- Christian Loader - Welsh rugby union player
- Peter Loader - Test and County cricketer (1929 to 2011)
- Clive Loader - Royal Air Force air marshals
- Marcus Loader - Sports shooter
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