Wade Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Wade Name Meaning: This is a middle english personal name & is a topographic name for someone who lived near a ford.

The old english term is 'wada' from 'wadan',meaning 'To go'.Wada was also the name of a legendary sea-giant.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wade Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wade family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 300
Female Servant 242
Independent 212
Farmer 124
Labourer 115
Male Servant 107
Weaver 60
Shoe Maker 50
Worsted Weaver 49
Carpenter 34
Pauper 33
Ag Labourer 32
Dress Maker 31
Tailor 29
Wool Comber 29
Butcher 27
Blacksmith 27
Joiner 27
Cotton Weaver 25
Stone Mason 22
Gardener 18
Apprentice 18
Grocer 17
Servant 17
Cloth Dresser 16

Wade Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wood 25% 662,957
2 Wade 100% 87,141
3 Weed 25% 2,171
4 Wide 75% 1,219
5 Waud 50% 942
6 Waid 50% 926
7 Waide 80% 905
8 Woode 60% 410
9 Awde 50% 269
10 Wead 50% 142
11 Wode 75% 133
12 Wad 75% 132
13 Wood House 30% 129
14 Wied 25% 126
15 Waude 80% 111

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The surname Wade is the 2nd most popular variant of Wood.

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