Padget Surname

206,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Padget Surname Definition:

Nick 'the page,' diminutive Paget Boy pages seem to have been held in high esteem. No instance, however, occurs in the Hundred Rolls or other contemporary records so far as my observation goes. I presume it is a 14th or 15th century importation from France, and corresponds exactly to our Littlepage and Smallpage, which see.

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Padget Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1871:305,35728,088
England3401:163,87715,242
Australia2561:105,45211,841
Canada771:478,51441,057
Chile521:338,7789,521
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Norway81:642,78647,258
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4201:58,0376,832
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1611:43,2555,029

Padget (71) may also be a first name.

Padget Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nick 'the page,' diminutive Paget Boy pages seem to have been held in high esteem. No instance, however, occurs in the Hundred Rolls or other contemporary records so far as my observation goes. I presume it is a 14th or 15th century importation from France, and corresponds exactly to our Littlepage and Smallpage, which see.

Johannes Paget, taylour, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

(a) Bapt. 'the son of Pachet.' If Paget be (occasionally) a corruption of Pachet, then early instances abound in plenty; v. Patchett. Padget or Padgett would also be natural corruptions.

1779. Married — John Briggs and Mary Padget: St. George, Hanover Square.

1807. — John Kellick and Elizabeth Paggitt: ibid.

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

For Paget, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, French) The young male servant; descendant of Padge, a variant of Madge, pet form of Margaret (pearl).

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

The family may be Norman, but the pedigree only goes back to a London civic official, temp. Henry VIII. The name seems to be a diminutive of page.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The name of Paget has been for centuries connected with Leicestershire. Besides the ennobled family of the name, there is the branch of Barwell, which goes back to the 16th century (N.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Padget Last Name Facts

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

The last name Padget occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Padget? popularity and diffusion

Padget is the 206,890th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,640,133 people. The last name Padget occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Padget reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Padget is also the 1,152,838th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 71 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,187 people, or 1 in 305,357. In The United States Padget is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Iowa, where 8 percent reside and South Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Padget Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Padget has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Padget surname grew 102 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Padget Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Padget surname are 14.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.51% being registered with the political party.

The amount Padget earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 40.6% more than the national average, earning 486,587 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $45,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.83% more than the national average, earning $53,573 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Padgett9236,191/
Padgeth9219/
Padgedt923/
Padgeet922/
Padgete922/
Paddget921/
Padgets920/
Padgget920/
Paget9110,524/
Padet91859/
Padge91269/
Padgette86329/
Padgeitt869/
Padggett862/
Paddgett862/
Padgeett861/
Pagett832,551/
Pauget83852/
Padiet83214/
Paidet8367/
Payget8354/
Padeet8323/
Padete8319/
Paudet8314/
Padghe8313/
Padett838/
Pagget836/
Padeit836/
Padgeh835/
Paydge834/
Padger833/
Phadet832/
Paiget832/
Peaget832/
Paadge831/
Padgit831/
Pagete831/
Pagiet831/
Pagest831/
Paddet831/
Pedget831/
Podget830/
Paaget830/
Padjet830/
Patget830/
Paidge830/
Padges830/
Paydet830/
Padged830/
Page80213,534/
Padgedtte803/
Padgitt77477/
Paggett77344/
Pagette77124/
Padeste7744/
Phaidet7713/
Paugett775/
Padjett774/
Podgett774/
Padette774/
Padheet774/
Padenge773/
Pedgett773/
Paugest773/
Pasgett772/
Peaudet772/
Pageste772/
Patgett771/
Paddett771/
Padeete771/
Paugets771/
Padieth771/
Poudget771/
Padetch771/
Padyett770/
Paagett770/
Padeett770/
Poidget770/
Paudeit770/
Paggeth770/
Paige7327,732/
Pages7320,210/
Padit7313,083/
Phage731,092/
Pager73878/
Pajge73553/
Poget73503/
Piget73436/
Pagie73388/
Paset73335/
Pagey73175/
Padga73172/
Pagge73145/
Pagee73135/
Padje7395/
Pagez7394/
Payge7349/
Pajet7344/
Paage7339/
Pagit7336/
Pauge7334/
Podet7325/
Paded7324/
Podge7320/
Paged7314/
Pasge739/
Patge737/
Pacet737/
Pagea737/
Pazet736/
Padgi734/
Pazge732/
Peage732/
Pagep732/
Padgy731/
Hpage731/
Paddinge7131/
Podgietz7123/
Padengge7117/
Padingit7114/
Pidgette7111/
Phadethe713/
Paudette712/
Paggette711/
Padgitte710/
Padgaitt710/
Pouget676,807/
Podger67766/
Paduit67561/
Poiget67315/
Paddit67281/
Podest67280/
Pheage67260/
Pauzet67250/
Podges67208/
Peuget67192/
Pagitt67180/
Pauger67168/
Podetz67123/
Pajger67114/
Paiges67103/
Pauset6798/
Pazete6760/
Padite6758/
Phasge6757/
Payges6746/
Paucet6742/
Paidit6735/
Phajge6731/
Paiger6726/
Podets6723/
Pigett6721/
Paided6720/
Paggie6716/
Padedh6716/
Padith6713/
Pazzet6712/
Pachge6710/
Padhit6710/
Pagesh6710/
Patded679/
Podett679/
Paigge678/
Pasger678/
Podete677/
Payger677/
Pazger677/
Pasete676/
Podešt676/
Pacett674/
Paseth674/
Padait674/
Pauded674/
Pajest674/
Poidge674/
Padded673/
Pahage673/
Pasdit673/
Poudet673/
Paygie673/
Pagite673/
Padhgi673/
Poidet673/
Pagehy673/
Padgai672/
Paditt672/
Pahdit672/
Poudge672/
Padzie672/
Padist672/
Phodet672/
Padjei672/
Phoget672/
Pigget671/
Paygge671/
Paudit671/
Pazeth671/
Peager671/
Pasgey671/
Pfager671/
Phodge671/
Pihget671/
Paigie671/
Paiset671/
Pajeth671/
Paaige671/
Padjer671/
Padyed671/
Pagesr671/
Pagess671/
Padgha671/
Padhyt671/
Puiget671/
Paugey671/
Paggee671/
Pagihe671/
Pagith671/
Padjea671/
Padjep671/
Padiit671/
Phaged671/
Phaset671/
Phazet671/
D'Page671/
Phadit671/
Petget671/
Pogete671/
Pooget671/
Paijet671/
Padjit671/
Pazett671/
Paseut671/
Paggit670/
Pajett670/
Payset670/
Pasett670/
Patges670/
Paigee670/

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