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 Male Cage Height
175.62 cm
Average Female Cage Height
162.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cage Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cage occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Cagé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cage? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 60,135th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 869,428 people. The surname Cage is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Cage live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cage is also the 646,152nd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 197 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 6,585 people, or 1 in 55,043. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Louisiana, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists 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 prevalency of Cage has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cage last name rose 654 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 226 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cage Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Cage surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cage surname are 5.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.51% registered to vote for 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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