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.
Discover how your Wade ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 32 |
| Buckinghamshire | 17 |
| Berkshire | 38 |
| Cambridgeshire | 121 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 164 |
| Cornwall | 37 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 93 |
| Devon | 122 |
| Dorset | 12 |
| Durham | 424 |
| Essex | 666 |
| Gloucestershire | 93 |
| Hampshire | 132 |
| Herefordshire | 21 |
| Hertfordshire | 78 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 144 |
| Isle of Man | 155 |
| Kent | 172 |
| Lancashire | 1,421 |
| Leicestershire | 146 |
| Lincolnshire | 358 |
| London | 1,753 |
| Middlesex | 149 |
| Northumberland | 101 |
| Norfolk | 411 |
| Northamptonshire | 228 |
| Nottinghamshire | 164 |
| Oxfordshire | 37 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 144 |
| Shropshire | 32 |
| Suffolk | 381 |
| Somerset | 99 |
| Surrey | 171 |
| Sussex | 80 |
| Staffordshire | 289 |
| Warwickshire | 141 |
| Westmorland | 17 |
| Wiltshire | 11 |
| Worcestershire | 84 |
| Yorkshire | 2,892 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 9 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 57 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 40 |
| Pembrokeshire | 34 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,266 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 231 |
| Dress Maker | 120 |
| Cotton Weaver | 114 |
| General Labourer | 103 |
| Coal Miner | 94 |
| Domestic Servant | 91 |
| Labourer | 89 |
| General Servant | 66 |
| Laundress | 61 |
| Annuitant | 60 |
| Worsted Weaver | 50 |
| Joiner | 44 |
| Farm Labourer | 42 |
| House Keeper | 42 |
| General Servant Domestic | 39 |
| Servant | 36 |
| Worsted Spinner | 36 |
| Farmers Son | 34 |
| Butcher | 33 |
| Carpenter | 31 |
| Tailoress | 31 |
| Woollen Weaver | 30 |
| Tailor | 29 |
| Stone Mason | 28 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wade | 5,852 |
| William Wade | 5,497 |
| John Wade | 5,420 |
| Elizabeth Wade | 3,735 |
| Sarah Wade | 3,085 |
| Thomas Wade | 2,870 |
| George Wade | 2,655 |
| James Wade | 2,612 |
| Ann Wade | 1,891 |
| Charles Wade | 1,638 |
| Joseph Wade | 1,588 |
| Jane Wade | 1,553 |
| Robert Wade | 1,485 |
| Henry Wade | 1,385 |
| Emma Wade | 1,264 |
| Alice Wade | 1,226 |
| Annie Wade | 1,137 |
| Eliza Wade | 1,111 |
| Hannah Wade | 1,094 |
| Ellen Wade | 1,016 |
| Margaret Wade | 1,008 |
| Arthur Wade | 904 |
| Edward Wade | 870 |
| Samuel Wade | 849 |
| Emily Wade | 845 |
| 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 |
The surname Wade is the 2nd most popular variant of Wood.