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Wade

in Illinois

There are 3,016 people with the last name "Wade" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Wade 277
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  1. is 273rd most common Morrison
  2. is 274th most common Douglas
  3. is 275th most common Doyle
  4. is 276th most common Welch
  5. is 277th most common Wade
  6. is 278th most common George
  7. is 279th most common Weaver
  8. is 280th most common Love
  9. is 281st most common Walters

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Wade

James, Larry, John, Michael, William, Robert, Ronald, Richard, David, Mark

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.

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