Lapage Surname

281,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Lapage Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the law-page.' Probably an apparitor or summoner, a servant of the law. Not 'le Page,' the evidence being contrary. Lapish and Lapidge are somewhat curious variants.

Johannes Lawpage, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Read More About This Surname

Lapage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8311:436,17237,541
Belgium2221:51,7878,470
Canada1421:259,47624,513
England831:671,30238,633
France421:1,581,493147,826
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Lapage (16) may also be a first name.

Lapage Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the law-page.' Probably an apparitor or summoner, a servant of the law. Not 'le Page,' the evidence being contrary. Lapish and Lapidge are somewhat curious variants.

Johannes Lawpage, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Agnes Lawpage, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

Christopher Lawpage. History of Norfolk.

1778. Married — Samuel Lapidge and Sarah Lowe: St. George, Hanover Square.

1787. — Peter Reynolds and Sussonah Lappage: ibid.

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

(English + French) Law-Page [Middle English law, Old English lagu + Middle English page, French page; Low Latin pagi-us, a servant] Johannes Lawpage.— Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lapage Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lapage Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lapage is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapage? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lapage is the 281,779th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,323,262 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Lapage reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lapage is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename internationally, held by 16 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 831 people, or 1 in 436,172. In The United States Lapage is most numerous in: New York, where 37 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Lapage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lapage has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lapage surname grew 498 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 277 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lapage Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lapage last name are 28.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.88% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lapage earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 187.49% more than the national average, earning R 683,184 per year; in United States they earn 6.81% less than the national average, earning $40,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2% less than the national average, earning $48,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lappage92521/
Lapaige92106/
Lapaege9214/
La'page923/
Lapaghe921/
Leapage921/
Lapange920/
Lapainge860/
Lepage8336,317/
Lapaga8367/
Lapase8364/
Lapace8338/
Lapaze8329/
Lapege834/
Lapaje834/
Lopage832/
Lêpage831/
Lapige830/
Lapouge771,669/
Lapidge77226/
Lapangi77148/
Lapauze7789/
Lapaugi7777/
Lopange7775/
Leapaga7756/
Lepaige7724/
Lapause7715/
Lepagie777/
Lappase777/
Lapache776/
Laphase776/
Laupace775/
Lapagha774/
Le'page774/
Laupase773/
Leppage772/
Laupige771/
Lapagui771/
Lapasei771/
Lapazee771/
Loppage771/
Lapagia771/
Lepaage771/
Laposge771/
Laponge771/
Lapoutge71166/
Lapachet7197/
Lapoudge7166/
Lapaiche7143/
Lapayese7124/
Laphangi715/
Lapouges712/
Lopangge711/
Lappangi711/
Laspagis711/
Laphagay711/
Lapoinge711/
Lapasi67355/
Lapaci67317/
Lopaga67174/
Lapaza67170/
Lapize6799/
Lopase6789/
Lapaji6771/
Lapoza6735/
Lopaze6726/
Lapose6714/
Lapazi678/
Lopace674/
Lepege673/
Lapoze671/
Lapogi671/
Lapoce671/
Lapoje671/
Lopejager670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lapage
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis