Wade Family History

Wade Surname Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Wade (Old English Wada or via Norman French from ancient Germanic Wado of unclear origin but possibly related to Old English wadan ‘to go’).

English: topographic name from Middle English wade ‘ford’ (Old English (ge)wæd ‘ford especially a tidal crossing’) for someone who lived by a ford or a habitational name from a place so called such as Wade Hall in North Cove (Suffolk).

Irish: shortened and altered from Mac Uaid see McQuaid.

German: occupational name or nickname from Middle Low German wade ‘garment large net’.

West African (mainly Senegal also Mauritania): Wolof name of unexplained etymology.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Cade, Ware, Bade, Lade, Gade, Wale, Kade, Eade, Tade, Wage

925K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
110K	Military Records
50K	Immigration Records
642K	Census and Voter Lists
1M	Member Trees

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Where is the Wade family from?

You can see how Wade families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wade family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Wade families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 487 Wade families living in Ontario. This was about 51% of all the recorded Wade's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Wade families in 1911.

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What did your Wade ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Wade. 32% of Wade men worked as a Farmer and 17% of Wade women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Wade were Student and Income.

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Farmer

32%

Labourer

10%

Laborer

Student

Stenographer

17%

Housekeeper

14%

Nurse

13%

Income

11%

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Census Record

There are 642K census records available for the last name Wade. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Wade census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 50K immigration records available for the last name Wade. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 110K military records available for the last name Wade. For the veterans among your Wade ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Wade lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Wade life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Wade in 1941 was 37, and 74 in 2004.

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Wade Surname Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Wade (Old English Wada or via Norman French from ancient Germanic Wado of unclear origin but possibly related to Old English wadan ‘to go’).

Irish: shortened and altered from Mac Uaid see McQuaid.

German: occupational name or nickname from Middle Low German wade ‘garment large net’.

West African (mainly Senegal also Mauritania): Wolof name of unexplained etymology.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Wade family from?

What did your Wade ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

32%

Labourer

10%

Laborer

Student

Stenographer

17%

Housekeeper

14%

Nurse

13%

Income

11%

What Wade family records will you find?

What is the average Wade lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Wade life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Wade in 1941 was 37, and 74 in 2004.

Wade Family History

Wade Surname Meaning

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Wade Surname Meaning

3 million record(s) for Wade

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Where is the Wade family from?

What did your Wade ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Wade family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Wade family history

What is the average Wade lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Wade family tree

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