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

Jade, 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 Jade surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jade in America

Jade is the 86645th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jade surname appeared 215 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 Jade.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jade 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 Jade

The surname JADE originates from France and dates back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to derive from the French word "jad," meaning "jade" – the ornamental gemstone. This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who worked with or traded in jade.

The earliest known record of the surname JADE appears in the 13th century Parisian tax rolls, where one Jehan Jade is listed as a resident of the city's gemstone district. This provides evidence that the name was already established in France by this time.

In the 14th century, variations of the spelling such as "Jadde" and "Jadeau" can be found in various medieval documents from Normandy and Picardy, indicating the name had spread to these northern regions of France.

One notable bearer of the JADE name was Pierre Jade, a French merchant and explorer born in 1492 who is credited with being among the first Europeans to establish trade routes with the Far East, bringing back exotic goods including jade from China and India.

The JADE surname later made its way to England, likely through Norman nobility after the conquest of 1066. Records show a William Jade was a landowner in Gloucestershire in the late 12th century.

In Scotland, the name appears in the 16th century with mentions of a John Jade, a clergyman from Aberdeen born around 1530. His grandson, also named John Jade (1592-1662), became a renowned philosopher and scholar at the University of Edinburgh.

Other prominent individuals with the JADE surname include French painter Jacques Jade (1625-1696), whose works can be found in the Louvre, and English novelist Emily Jade (1823-1896), best known for her satirical novel "The Hypocrites of High Society."

While the JADE name has French roots, it eventually spread across Europe and beyond, carried by merchants, explorers, and immigrants over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jade

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

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

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