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
Scholar 1,565
Agricultural Labourer 252
Labourer 162
Dress Maker 99
Cotton Weaver 97
Domestic Servant 96
General Servant 84
Worsted Weaver 74
House Keeper 65
Coal Miner 64
Annuitant 59
Laundress 53
Blacksmith 44
Joiner 42
Servant 41
Carpenter 34
Woollen Weaver 34
Worsted Spinner 34
Shoe Maker 31
Farm Labourer 31
Farm Servant 28
Farmers Son 27
Tailor 27
Gardener 26
No Occupation 26

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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