Wade is a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin. It is thought to derive from the Middle English given name "Wade", which itself derived from the Old English verb "wadan" (wada) meaning "to go", or as a habitational name from the Old English word "(ge)waed" meaning "ford".[1][2][3]
This article is about the surname Wade. For other uses, see Wade.
Variants of this surname include Waide and Wadey, the latter a diminutive variant.[2] There is also a documented relationship between Wade and Waythe, the latter derived by a variant form of "wade" meaning a ford, that being "wath"; there is likewise a relationship between Wade/Waythe and Ford/Forth.[4]
Harrison, Henry (2013). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Assisted by Gyda Pulling (Reprinted.). Genealogical Publishing Company. pp.256–7. ISBN9780806301716.
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