Find out how popular the last name Ades is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ades.

Ades, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ades surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ades in America

Ades is the 28333rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ades surname appeared 843 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ades.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ades to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ades

The surname "Ades" is believed to have originated from the Old French personal name "Ada" or "Ade", which is derived from the Germanic root "ad" meaning "rich" or "noble". This name has its roots in medieval France, specifically in the regions of Normandy and Brittany.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Ades can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, a historic manuscript commissioned by William the Conqueror. The entry mentions a landowner named Radulfus Ades who held lands in Oxfordshire, England.

During the Middle Ages, the name Ades was particularly prominent in the northern regions of France, where it appeared in various historical documents and records. Notable examples include Jean Ades, a renowned scholar and theologian from Rouen, who lived in the 14th century, and Gilles Ades, a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of Amiens during the 15th century.

As the name spread across Europe, different spellings emerged, such as Adès, Adez, and Adays. In England, the name was often anglicized to Ades or Ades, and some historical records show variations like Addis or Addys.

One notable figure bearing the surname Ades was Sir Thomas Ades, a prominent English politician and landowner from Worcestershire, who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Another was William Ades, a respected lawyer and judge from Norfolk, England, who served as a Member of Parliament in the 17th century.

In Scotland, the name Ades was closely associated with the Clan Adair, a Scottish clan with roots in the Galloway region. One of the earliest recorded members of this clan was Ade de Ayer, who lived in the 12th century and is believed to have been the progenitor of the Adair surname.

Over the centuries, the Ades surname has been carried by many notable individuals, including John Ades, a British author and playwright from the 18th century, and Thomas Ades, a renowned English composer and conductor born in 1971.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ades

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ades.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ades was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ades has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ades was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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