The Wade surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 92,834 people carried this name — #297 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,910 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 90 people named Wade.
Most of them — 60 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Paris.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
82 people named Wade live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 35 people named Wade live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
27 people named Wade have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 76 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
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.
Who carried it
People named Wade,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jeptha Wade 1811–1890 · entrepreneur -
Levi C. Wade 1843–1891 · lawyer -
Ginnie Wade 1843–1863 · tailor -
George Edward Wade 1853–1933 · sculptor -
Frank E. Wade 1865–1929 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 281 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Wade.
- Wabnitz 120 · U.S. census
- Wach 779 · U.S. census
- Wachowiak 689 · U.S. census
- Wachter 4,513 · U.S. census
- Wack 794 · U.S. census
- Wacker 3,864 · U.S. census
- Wadel 541 · U.S. census
- Waechter 1,182 · U.S. census
- Wagener 1,697 · U.S. census
- Wagenheim 161 · U.S. census
- Wager 3,316 · U.S. census
- Wagner 154,516 · U.S. census
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