Page Surname
Approximately 213,534 people bear this surname
Page Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title, 'the page,' a young servitor, a personal attendant in a noble's house.
Lambert Page, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Philip Page, Essex, Henry III—Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnamePage Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 107,598 | 1:3,369 | 353 |
| England | 39,589 | 1:1,407 | 145 |
| Australia | 16,144 | 1:1,672 | 205 |
| Canada | 14,345 | 1:2,569 | 307 |
| France | 7,154 | 1:9,285 | 858 |
| South Africa | 4,914 | 1:11,025 | 1,375 |
| India | 4,625 | 1:165,852 | 10,309 |
| New Zealand | 2,614 | 1:1,732 | 218 |
| Scotland | 1,524 | 1:3,513 | 617 |
| Wales | 1,522 | 1:2,033 | 205 |
| Liberia | 1,381 | 1:3,192 | 414 |
| Philippines | 1,143 | 1:88,572 | 15,418 |
| Switzerland | 1,095 | 1:7,500 | 1,199 |
| Spain | 794 | 1:58,882 | 5,379 |
| Jamaica | 764 | 1:3,756 | 538 |
| Russia | 699 | 1:206,185 | 22,577 |
| Germany | 615 | 1:130,903 | 15,935 |
| Ireland | 522 | 1:9,021 | 1,230 |
| Indonesia | 493 | 1:268,254 | 24,252 |
| Israel | 472 | 1:18,131 | 2,696 |
| Belgium | 444 | 1:25,893 | 4,112 |
| Thailand | 430 | 1:164,275 | 26,316 |
| Brazil | 401 | 1:533,851 | 20,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Zimbabwe | 277 | 1:55,734 | 8,431 |
| Argentina | 265 | 1:161,296 | 13,592 |
| Turkey | 249 | 1:312,536 | 20,282 |
| Northern Ireland | 237 | 1:7,785 | 1,324 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Italy | 146 | 1:418,881 | 46,020 |
| Kazakhstan | 146 | 1:121,113 | 12,799 |
| Chile | 143 | 1:123,192 | 4,428 |
| Guernsey | 132 | 1:488 | 64 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| New Caledonia | 125 | 1:2,210 | 223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 112 | 1:72,801 | 9,515 |
| Cuba | 109 | 1:105,713 | 3,090 |
| Singapore | 103 | 1:53,473 | 2,131 |
| Japan | 99 | 1:1,291,356 | 22,719 |
| Netherlands | 83 | 1:203,460 | 28,061 |
| Mexico | 81 | 1:1,532,422 | 16,423 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Panama | 66 | 1:59,277 | 2,728 |
| China | 57 | 1:23,988,098 | 1,316 |
| Denmark | 51 | 1:110,681 | 10,317 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Honduras | 46 | 1:191,662 | 2,202 |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 1:702,935 | 14,831 |
| Jersey | 41 | 1:2,420 | 410 |
| Norway | 41 | 1:125,422 | 16,333 |
| Greece | 39 | 1:284,097 | 42,188 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Belarus | 28 | 1:339,324 | 36,540 |
| Hong Kong | 27 | 1:271,685 | 3,066 |
| Bermuda | 22 | 1:2,967 | 463 |
| Czechia | 22 | 1:483,340 | 51,393 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Gibraltar | 19 | 1:1,787 | 420 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Egypt | 17 | 1:5,407,986 | 48,093 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Haiti | 16 | 1:667,744 | 11,073 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Cyprus | 15 | 1:58,992 | 5,768 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 14 | 1:7,884 | 1,168 |
| Armenia | 13 | 1:225,398 | 5,875 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Peru | 13 | 1:2,444,933 | 27,186 |
| Senegal | 13 | 1:1,121,488 | 3,334 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 1:1,378,446 | 18,562 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 1:3,468,093 | 12,102 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Tajikistan | 6 | 1:1,397,782 | 7,411 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 1:31,871,355 | 17,304 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Anguilla | 4 | 1:3,359 | 324 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 1:32,515,421 | 29,577 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Malawi | 3 | 1:5,706,370 | 34,070 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Sudan | 3 | 1:12,503,398 | 14,123 |
| Togo | 3 | 1:2,415,923 | 11,978 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| DR Congo | 2 | 1:36,939,785 | 260,488 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 1:1,412,644 | 16,950 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 432 | 1:10,254 | 1,476 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22,807 | 1:1,069 | 117 |
| Scotland | 829 | 1:4,515 | 715 |
| Wales | 316 | 1:4,963 | 342 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25,897 | 1:1,939 | 198 |
The alternate forms: Pagé (487) & Päge (81) are calculated separately.
Page (12,403) may also be a first name.
Page Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title, 'the page,' a young servitor, a personal attendant in a noble's house.
Lambert Page, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Philip Page, Essex, Henry III—Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
John le Page, 1300. Writs of Parliament.
William le Page. Rotuli Normanniae in Turri Londinensi.
1584. Anthony Page and Elizabeth Blounte: Marriage Lic. (London).
From the office of 'page originally a subordinate personal attendant of a knight. John Page was one of the Scots prisoners taken in Dunbar Castle in 1296 and confined in Tunbridge Castle (Bain, II, 742,939). Johannes Page had a charter of a davoch of land in Strathbolgy from Robert I (RMS., I, App. II, 25), and Adam Page, serviens regis, is mentioned in 1363 (RMS., I, 162). Join Page was tenant of part of Siokis in 1469 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 154), James Payge was juror on an inquest at Cupar in 1522 (SCBF., p. 266), Thomas Paige was witness in Fife in 1542 (Laing, 464), and John Paig is recorded in Paisley in 1749 (Kilbarchan).
(Anglo-French-Ital.) Boy-Attendant [Anglo-French page, Ital. paggio; prob. from Greek παιδίον, young boy or slave]
(English) A male servant of the lowest grade, an attendant.
Properly a young male servant-a subordinate personal attendant of great men. It is curious that the Gr. Παις, the Latin puer, the French garcon, and the English boy, signify equally 'boy' or 'servant;' and page, from whatever source derived, has the same double meaning. According to Cotgrave, a page is "a waiting or serving boy (in France, where he hath often good breeding, he ought to be a gentleman borne); thence also a tayler's boy, a ship boy."
Child, and Varlet, were names given to youths between seven and fourteen years of age while receiving their education for knighthood.
1. A boy attending on a great person, rather for show, and as an indication of high rank, than for the performance of menial duties French ) 2. The common and almost only name of a shepherd's servant, whether boy or man; extensively used in Suffolk (See Halliwell). 3. A corruption from Peg, the nickname for Margaret. Page is also an old English word for a village.
From the from the French, Page; a Huguenot name.
Page. —Characteristic of the southern half of England, Notts and Shropshire representing its northernmost limits. It is most numerous in the eastern part of its area, especially in the counties of Essex and Sussex, and afterwards in Norfolk and Suffolk. Oxfordshire is also conspicuous for the frequency of the name. In the south - western counties, excluding Devon, it is rare.
Page Demographics
Average Male Page Height
176.8 cm
Average Female Page Height
161.84 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Page Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Page Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Page (Hindi: पागे, Marathi: पागे, Oriya: ପାେଗ, Russian: Паге) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Pagé or Päge. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Page? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,612th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 34,128 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Page live; 55 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Page is also the 52,969th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 12,403 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 107,598 people, or 1 in 3,369. In The United States Page is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 158 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Page Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Page has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Page last name grew 415 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 482 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 121 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Page Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (52%) in Ireland, Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Page last name are 9.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.94% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Page earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.03% more than the national average, earning 405,025 kr per year; in Peru they earn 174.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 53,233 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.53% more than the national average, earning R 329,208 per year; in United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning $47,336 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Page Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Page in the Hindi language | ||
| पागे | page | - |
| Page in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାେଗ | paega | - |
| Page in the Marathi language | ||
| पागे | page | 99.38 |
| पगे | page | 0.41 |
| पांगे | pange | 0.17 |
| Page in the Russian language | ||
| Паге | page | - |
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