Lappage Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Lappage 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.

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Lappage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3511:158,74114,915
Canada1001:368,45633,054
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Scotland111:486,71119,179
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1861:131,05012,125
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Lappage 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

Lappage Last Name Facts

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

Lappage occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Lappage click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lappage? popularity and diffusion

Lappage is the 597,433rd most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,987,612 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Lappage live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 158,741. In England it is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 16 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside and Essex, where 10 percent reside. Besides England this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent reside and New Zealand, where 4 percent reside.

Lappage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lappage has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 189 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lappage Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lappage earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 109.26% more than the national average, earning $90,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $46,700 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapage921,369/
Lapaige86106/
Lapaege8614/
Lappase867/
La'page863/
Leppage862/
Lapaghe861/
Leapage861/
Loppage861/
Lapange860/
Lappangi801/
Lapainge800/
Lepage7736,317/
Lapaga7767/
Lapase7764/
Lapace7738/
Lapaze7729/
Lapaje774/
Lapege774/
Lopage772/
Lêpage771/
Lapige770/
Lapouge711,669/
Lapidge71226/
Lapangi71148/
Lapauze7189/
Lapaugi7177/
Lopange7175/
Leapaga7156/
Lepaige7124/
Lappasi7121/
Lapause7115/
Lepagie717/
Laphase716/
Lapache716/
Laupace715/
Le'page714/
Lapagha714/
Laupase713/
Laposge711/
Lapazee711/
Lepaage711/
Laupige711/
Lapasei711/
Lapagia711/
Laponge711/
Lapagui711/
Lapoutge67166/
Lapachet6797/
Lapoudge6766/
Lapaiche6743/
Lapayese6724/
Laphangi675/
Lapouges672/
Lopangge671/
Laspagis671/
Lapoinge671/
Laphagay671/
Lappasit671/

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