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Wade

in North Carolina

There are 3,188 people with the last name "Wade" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Wade 290
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  1. is 286th most common Blackwell
  2. is 287th most common Palmer
  3. is 288th most common Barrett
  4. is 289th most common Massey
  5. is 290th most common Wade
  6. is 291st most common Ramirez
  7. is 292nd most common Tate
  8. is 293rd most common Burton
  9. is 294th most common Morton

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Wade

James, William, Robert, John, Mary, Michael, David, Charles, Elizabeth, Deborah

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 North Carolina

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James Wade, NC (8 searches)
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