Pagett Surname
Approximately 2,551 people bear this surname
Pagett 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.
Read More About This SurnamePagett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,323 | 1:42,115 | 5,386 |
| United States | 658 | 1:550,849 | 45,535 |
| Australia | 271 | 1:99,615 | 11,276 |
| Canada | 136 | 1:270,923 | 25,472 |
| Wales | 92 | 1:33,636 | 3,370 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:162,237 | 9,329 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Belize | 7 | 1:50,782 | 2,565 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 767 | 1:31,780 | 4,217 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 312 | 1:160,957 | 14,692 |
Pagett (20) may also be a first name.
Pagett 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.
= Page [q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -e)t.
(English, French) The young male servant; descendant of Padge, a variant of Madge, pet form of Margaret (pearl).
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.
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.).
Pagett Demographics
Average Pagett Salary in
United States
$42,270 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pagett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pagett Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pagett is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pagett? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pagett is the 169,233rd most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,856,741 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Pagett live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 20 people.
The surname Pagett is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,323 people, or 1 in 42,115. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 21 percent live, Shropshire, where 8 percent live and Worcestershire, where 7 percent live. Besides England this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Pagett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pagett has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pagett last name rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 211 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,314 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pagett Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Pagett last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pagett surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pagett earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $42,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.6% less than the national average, earning $45,909 CAD per year.
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Pagett Reference & Research
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