Cage Surname
Approximately 8,382 people bear this surname
Cage Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the cage,' from residence therein—probably some building so called, possibly for prisoners. But Halliwell has 'Cag: a stump. West.' In this case Cage — Stubbs.
John atte Cage, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameCage Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,585 | 1:55,043 | 6,567 |
| England | 485 | 1:114,883 | 11,756 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| France | 207 | 1:320,883 | 48,728 |
| Canada | 154 | 1:239,257 | 22,811 |
| Australia | 115 | 1:234,745 | 22,001 |
| Brazil | 113 | 1:1,894,463 | 60,739 |
| South Africa | 74 | 1:732,131 | 51,520 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| China | 26 | 1:52,589,291 | 2,849 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Paraguay | 15 | 1:482,450 | 6,463 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 215 | 1:113,374 | 11,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,007 | 1:49,870 | 5,666 |
The alternate forms: Cagé (13) are calculated separately.
Cage (197) may also be a first name.
Cage Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the cage,' from residence therein—probably some building so called, possibly for prisoners. But Halliwell has 'Cag: a stump. West.' In this case Cage — Stubbs.
John atte Cage, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1633. Baptised — Eliz, d. Thomas Cage: St. Antholin (London).
1698. Married — Robert Cage and Elizabeth Kilbourne: St. Dionis Backchurch.
(English) Dweller near, or worker at, a prison.
Possibly from residence near a town cage or prison.
Armorially identified with Gage or De Gaugy, a Norman family (Robson). The latter used indifferently C and G as their initial letter (Rot. Pip., 1189).
From the Old Norse, Kaggi, nickname; from the Swedish, Karge; from the German, Kage; from the Dutch, Kagie, Keg; a personal name.
Cage Demographics
Average Cage Salary in
United States
$38,308 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cage Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cage occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Cagé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cage? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 60,135th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 869,428 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Cage live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 646,152nd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 197 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,585 people, or 1 in 55,043. In The United States Cage is primarily found in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Louisiana, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 84 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and Ghana, where 3 percent reside.
Cage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cage has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 654 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 226 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cage Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cage last name are 5.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.51% being registered with the political party.
The amount Cage earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.41% more than the national average, earning R 338,412 per year; in United States they earn 11.22% less than the national average, earning $38,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning $48,673 CAD per year.
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