How common is the surname Wade?

97,040 people in the United States had the surname Wade in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,182 Americans. It ranked 319th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wade?

Dwyane Wade, American basketball player (born 1982), followed by Abdoulaye Wade.

Where is the surname Wade most common?

Wikidata records people named Wade in the United States, Australia and Senegal and 1 other country.

Is the surname Wade getting more or less common?

More common. 92,834 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 97,040 in 2010, up 4.5%.

Is Wade also a first name?

Yes. Wade is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Wade

An English place surname, carried by 97,040 people in the United States.

Pronounced /weɪd/ 1 syllable Soundex W300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wade is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English wæd (“a ford”).

Wade is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 97,040 people named Wade in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,182 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 92,834.

#319

rank among US surnames

97,040

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #297)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#310	Cortez	101,694	3,036
#311	Douglas	101,458	3,043
#312	Schneider	101,290	3,048
#313	Joseph	100,959	3,058
#314	Barrett	100,104	3,084
#315	Navarro	99,807	3,093
#316	Figueroa	98,468	3,135

Who is named Wade

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

65% of people named Wade identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wades

16 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dwyane Wade
American basketball player (born 1982)
Abdoulaye Wade
3rd President of Senegal, born 1926
Jason Wade
American singer and guitarist (born 1980)
Dean Wade
Basketball player (1996-)
Benjamin Wade
American lawyer and politician (1800–1878)
Brian Patrick Wade
American actor, born 1978
Matthew Wade
Australian cricketer, born 1987
Adam Wade
American singer and actor (1935–2022)
Paul Wade
Australian soccer player, born 1962
Russell Wade
American actor (1917-2006)
Emma Wade
Athletics competitor (* 1980)
Jenny Wade
American actress, born 1978

Notable Wades come mostly from the United States (11), Australia (3) and Senegal (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Waide

Surnames that sound like Wade

Wade has the Soundex code W300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W300.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Wade come from?: From Old English wæd (“a ford”).
How common is the surname Wade?: 97,040 people in the United States had the surname Wade in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,182 Americans. It ranked 319th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wade?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Wade identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wade?: Dwyane Wade, American basketball player (born 1982), followed by Abdoulaye Wade.
Where is the surname Wade most common?: Wikidata records people named Wade in the United States, Australia and Senegal and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Wade?: Wade is /weɪd/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Wade?: Wade is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Wade getting more or less common?: More common. 92,834 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 97,040 in 2010, up 4.5%.
What are other spellings of Wade?: Waide.
Is Wade also a first name?: Yes. Wade is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.