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Wade

in California

There are 5,011 people with the last name "Wade" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Wade 494
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  1. is 490th most common Howell
  2. is 491st most common Acevedo
  3. is 492nd most common Chambers
  4. is 493rd most common Aguilera
  5. is 494th most common Wade
  6. is 495th most common David
  7. is 496th most common Little
  8. is 497th most common Esquivel
  9. is 498th most common Sun

Similar Names and Nicknames

Wake, Wadel, Wadell, Wege, Wige, Wage, Wyde, Waden, Wademan, Wadeson

Most Common First Names for Wade

James, Michael, Robert, William, John, David, Richard, Charles, Thomas

Meaning & History

English: from the Middle English personal name Wade, Old English Wada, from wadan ‘to go’. (Wada was the name of a legendary sea-giant.)

English: topographic name for someone who lived near a ford, Old English (ge)wæd (of cognate origin to 1), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Wade in Suffolk.

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

FOREBEARS Jonathan Wade emigrated from Norfolk, England, to Medford, MA, in 1632. Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800–1878), born near Springfield, MA, was a prominent U.S. senator from OH during the Civil War.

Recent Searches for "Wade" in California

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James Wade, CA (61 searches)
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