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

Dade, 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 Dade surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dade in America

Dade is the 12986th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dade surname appeared 2,364 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Dade.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dade 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 Dade

The surname Dade originated in England and can be traced back to the late 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English word "dudd," which means a round, knobby hill or clump. This suggests that the name was originally a toponymic surname, referring to someone who lived near a prominent hillock or mound.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Dade surname can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Northamptonshire from the year 1195, where a person named Willelmus de Dode is mentioned. The de prefix indicates that the name was likely a locative surname at that time.

In the Hundred Rolls of 1273, there is a reference to a Richard de Dode from Oxfordshire. This record demonstrates that the name was present in different regions of England during the medieval period.

The Dade surname also appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Warwickshire from 1327, where a John de Dode is listed. The variation in spelling, such as Dode and Dade, was common during this era due to the inconsistencies in written records.

A notable historical figure bearing the Dade surname was Sir John Dade, a Member of Parliament for Winchelsea in the late 16th century. He was born around 1530 and served as a judge during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Another prominent individual was William Dade, an English soldier and explorer who was born in the early 17th century. He participated in the colonization efforts in Virginia and is remembered for his role in the Dade's Massacre, a tragic encounter with Native Americans in 1615.

In the 18th century, Reverend William Dade, born in 1681, was a Church of England clergyman and author. He published several religious works and served as the rector of Basted and Brenchley in Kent.

Francis Dade, born in 1786, was a British army officer who was killed in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1835. The Dade County in Florida was named in his honor, which later became the present-day Miami-Dade County.

Lastly, Charles Dade, born in 1822, was a British architect who designed several notable buildings in London, including the Holborn Viaduct and the Royal Institute of British Architects headquarters.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dade

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

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 Dade 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 Dade 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 Dade was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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