Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CADE
There are approximately 2,045 people named Cade in the UK. That makes it the 4,419th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 32 are named Cade.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
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Caddy
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Caddes
Cadeh
Caddeu
Caddea
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The Cade surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
An old word for a barrel or cask; probably taken from a sign at an ale-house or tavern--"John at the Cade." Shakspeare uses Cade in this sense: "Cade.--We, John Cade, so termed of our supposed father. Dick.--Or rather of stcaling a cade of herrings!" Hen. VI., Act IV., Sc. II.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CADE. See illustrations of this name in Bug. Surn. i. 112. 202. Notwitlistanding Sliakspeare's allusion, it may be doubted whether the name is derived from cade, a barrel. Several Cades are mentioned in H.R. "Without prefix.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.