Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
ADE
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ADE. A curt form or diminutive of Adam. In the archives of Edinburgh •e find " Ade, alias Adamson." In Sussex and Kent it has been varied to Ayde, Ade, Adey, and Adye. In medieval records Ade is the usual contraction of Adam.