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Wade

in Virginia

There are 3,517 people with the last name "Wade" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Wade 157
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  1. is 153rd most common Kennedy
  2. is 154th most common Warren
  3. is 155th most common Hunter
  4. is 156th most common Willis
  5. is 157th most common Wade
  6. is 158th most common Weaver
  7. is 159th most common Fields
  8. is 160th most common Lawrence
  9. is 161st most common Nichols

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Wade

James, William, Michael, John, Robert, David, Thomas, Charles, Mary, Barbara

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 Virginia

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James Wade, VA (9 searches)
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