English: either an occupational name for a carter, from an
agent derivative of Middle English lode ‘to load’, or a
topographic name from a derivative of Middle English lode
‘path’, ‘road’, ‘watercourse’.
German: occupational name for a
weaver of woolen cloth (loden), Middle High German
lodære.
North German: nickname for a
good-for-nothing, from Middle Low German lod(d)er.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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