Waade History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Waade is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from the given name Wade. Waade is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Many patronyms were formed when a son used his father's personal name as a surname, while others came from the personal names of famous religious and secular figures. In this case, the surname would have come from the personal name of the father, or another ancestor of the bearer. Another derivation of this surname comes from the Old English word (ge)wæd, which means to wade, and would have been given to someone who lived near a ford. Members of the Waade family were in Durham, at Hilton Castle, since the early Middle Ages.

Early Origins of the Waade family

The surname Waade was first found in Durham where they held a family seat at Hilton Castle from very ancient times.

Early History of the Waade family

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Waade Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Waade has been recorded under many different variations, including Wade, Waide, Waid and others.

Early Notables of the Waade family

Notables of this surname at this time include: Armigil Wade or Waad (d. 1568), 'the English Columbus,' stated on the inscription of his tombstone, composed by his son, Sir William. He is said to have sprung from an ancient Yorkshire family. "He is said to have been born at Kilnsey, near Coniston, and his mother's maiden name is given as Comyn. On the dissolution of the monasteries Kilnsey was granted to Sir Richard Gresham, to whom Armagil may have owed his introduction at court. In 1536 he joined as an adventurer in Hore's voyage to North America. After about two months'...
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Migration of the Waade family to Ireland

Some of the Waade family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Waade family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Waade or a variant listed above: Edward Wade who settled in Conception Harbour in Newfoundland; Patrick Wade settled in Trinity in Newfoundland in 1792; Richard Wade settled in Massachusetts, with his wife and daughter in 1635.