The Sade surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 483 people carried this name — #44,500 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 625,000 people counted. That is up 17% from 412 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Sade.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 39 people named Sade 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
167 people named Sade 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.
Who carried it
People named Sade,
with a public archive behind them.
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Marquis de Sade 1740–1814 · writer -
Marcel de Sade 1934–2025 · celebrity
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Robert M. Sade 1938– · surgeon
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Sandra Sade 1949– · actor
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Joseph Sade 1952– · athlete
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Orly Sade 1969– · economist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sade.
- Sacher 587 · U.S. census
- Sachs 7,248 · U.S. census
- Sacko 373 · U.S. census
- Sacksteder 354 · U.S. census
- Sacre 313 · U.S. census
- Sada 1,023 · U.S. census
- Sadek 1,130 · U.S. census
- Sadi 262 · U.S. census
- Sadik 708 · U.S. census
- Sadler 21,504 · U.S. census
- Sadowski 5,965 · U.S. census
- Sady 276 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Sade is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.