The Bade surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,487 people carried this name — #12,482 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 119,000 people counted. That is up 7% from 2,322 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 220 people named Bade live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 184 people named Bade.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
44 people named Bade have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 95 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
33 people named Bade live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
56 people named Bade is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Bade in American newspapers,
1896–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 494,912 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Bade,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jodocus Badius 1462–1535 · printer -
Conrad Bade 1510–1562 · printer
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Conrad Bade 1510–1560 · printer
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Conrad Bade 1510–1562 · printer
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Conrad Bade 1510–1560 · printer
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Conrad Bade 1520–1562 · printer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bade.
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