Origins of the Wade surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 889North West 231Isle of Man 96Yorkshire 3006East Midlands 416West Midlands 392East 1298London 2351South East 882South West 222South Wales 110Mid Wales 23West WalesNorth Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wades lived in yorkshire

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    24,000 Wade Travel & migration records
    120,000 Wades found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wade

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    319th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Wade surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Wade first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wades

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Wades in 1921

    Dressmaker

    546

    Cotton Weaver

    276

    Laundress

    255

    Domestic Servant

    254

    General Servant Domestic

    248

    Common male occupations for Wades in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    580

    General Labourer

    400

    Farmer

    376

    Coal Miner

    334

    Butcher

    291

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