Cage Surname

60,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

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.

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Cage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5851:55,0436,567
England4851:114,88311,756
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
France2071:320,88348,728
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Australia1151:234,74522,001
Brazil1131:1,894,46360,739
South Africa741:732,13151,520
India431:17,838,730274,051
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
China261:52,589,2912,849
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Wales141:221,03813,576
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Panama61:652,04310,051
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Macau11:601,6301,582
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0071:49,8705,666

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller near, or worker at, a prison.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Possibly from residence near a town cage or prison.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Kaggi, nickname; from the Swedish, Karge; from the German, Kage; from the Dutch, Kagie, Keg; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cagé9213/
Cange896,319/
Cager891,317/
Caget89264/
Cadge89259/
Chage89191/
Cages8943/
Cagie8918/
Caige8914/
Csage8911/
Cauge899/
Cagey896/
Dcage895/
Cagge894/
Cagee893/
Ciage893/
Scage893/
Caghe892/
Caege891/
Cañge891/
Cadger80586/
Caiger80583/
Cangey8080/
Cauger8056/
Chhage8022/
Chauge8018/
Cauget8016/
Cayger8015/
Chagie8015/
Cangge8010/
Chagge807/
Chaige806/
Cangej806/
Caunge805/
Cagier804/
Cajger804/
Chagey802/
Ccange802/
Cagues802/
Tchage802/
Caggie801/
Caguey801/
Caggey801/
Caugey801/
Cautge801/
Ciager801/
Scagge801/
Caiges801/
Caguez801/
Caguet801/
Canghe801/
Cagger800/
Cadget800/
Cagher800/
Caghey800/
Cagett800/
Caidge800/
Caughe800/
Caigie800/
Cahger800/
Cauges800/
Kcages800/
Case7570,703/
Sage7533,835/
Zage7511,348/
Kage758,589/
Caga753,269/
Caze753,028/
Jage752,180/
Caje751,931/
Coge751,821/
Cagi75508/
Cace75360/
Cagy7541/
Zschage73224/
Caughie73170/
Tschage73124/
Chaughe7325/
Caggige7324/
Cageggi733/
Chhagge732/
Chahage732/
Caggett731/
Catthge731/
Cauhgie731/
Caukger731/
Cayghey731/
Chageyi731/
Chhaige731/
Chaugie731/
Tchaghe731/
Caugher731/
Tchagie731/
Cajeges731/
Chiyage731/
Ccangge731/
Chaighe731/
Caingie730/
Caigges730/
Canghey730/
Caughes730/
Caisges730/
Casey67140,631/
Jager6724,009/
Cases678,759/
Kange676,181/
Choge675,738/
Cazes675,183/
Zager673,236/
Caser672,686/
Conge672,380/
Kadge671,812/
Cangi671,718/
Zange671,637/
Chagi671,619/
Coger671,508/
Cagay671,389/
Cayce671,386/
Caiga671,333/
Cajee671,286/
Sauge671,197/
Coget671,104/
Cogez67868/
Seage67852/
Coghe67806/
Cazet67662/
Cause67559/
Kaige67558/
Sagge67540/
Caise67529/
Jaghe67515/
Kagey67498/
Caset67417/
Saage67413/
Cazer67404/
Jaget67388/
Keage67308/
Saige67288/
Kagie67282/
Casez67272/
Cache67258/
Kagee67244/
Czaga67238/
Sagie67221/
Cazee67194/
Kaage67184/
Cogge67164/
Kauge67151/
Jagge67150/
Kagea67144/
Khage67137/
Zaage67111/
Casce67111/
Cayse67110/
Jagee67109/
Cagoy6797/
Jauge6794/
Coñge6794/
Žager6778/
Kgage6771/
Katge6767/
Zagge6765/
Sagey6762/
Sageh6761/
Cagui6755/
Jages6752/
Zagie6747/
Cagiz6747/
Zauge6743/
Jaged6740/
Cazey6739/
Casep6739/
Couge6738/
Zaghe6736/
Caggy6735/
Caase6734/
Casee6733/
Zschaage6732/
Zagey6731/
Cadje6729/
Casea6727/
Caugy6727/
Kaghe6725/
Caggi6724/
Cangé6723/
Giage6722/
Casie6719/
Chagy6719/
Cagga6719/
Cagić6717/
Kaege6717/
Kahge6716/
Kagge6715/
Cacey6714/
Cayze6713/
Schjager6712/
Kagje6711/
Cagis6710/
Zaged6710/
Coges6710/
Casei6710/
Djage6710/
Cagaa679/
Kajge678/
Cauga678/
Cogie677/
Cgaughey677/
Caugi677/
Tchaguep677/
Cahse676/
Kasge676/
Cazeu676/
Cogey676/
Ziage676/
Cagid676/
Cöger676/
Jahge676/
Jajge675/
Caseu675/
Ciaga675/
Zages675/
Jagie675/
Kcase674/
Zaget674/
Tschange674/
Tsage674/
Dzage674/
Casje674/
Gcaga674/
Jayge674/
Catgi673/
Cazze673/
Cazie673/
Cahgi673/
Cazez673/
Csoge673/
Caize673/
Casej673/
Codge672/
Cooge672/
Ciaggett672/
Jagje672/
Jhage672/
Cagha672/
Cadce672/
Cogee672/
Cagit672/
Gcase672/
Cajez672/
Caggeggi672/
Cuige672/
Gcagi672/
Caije672/
Carze672/
Kagej671/
Kaqge671/
Casgy671/
Cagiy671/
Caigi671/
Cacei671/
Cauhghey671/
Jagey671/
Zagee671/
T'Chaghe671/
Cauze671/
Ceaga671/
Cogea671/
Cahga671/
Cased671/
Kacge671/
Jjage671/
Zaige671/
Zagea671/
Zagje671/
Tcheagie671/
Caaga671/
Caagi671/
Caguy671/
Cagai671/
Caghi671/
Cajea671/
Cayga671/
Ccoge671/
Kazge671/
Zhage671/
Qeage671/
Ccagj671/
Kayge671/
Quage670/
Caygy670/
Caunghey670/
Zeage670/
Jaige670/
Scoge670/
Cacee670/
Cazse670/

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