Passage Surname
Approximately 834 people bear this surname
Passage Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the passage,' from residence in an entry or narrow thoroughfare; compare Twitchen, Gore, Goreway, &c.
Adam de Passagio, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Agnes del Passage, Somerset, ibid.
Read More About This SurnamePassage Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 487 | 1:744,269 | 58,228 |
| Netherlands | 143 | 1:118,092 | 18,619 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 262 | 1:191,674 | 16,822 |
Passage (19) may also be a first name.
Passage Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the passage,' from residence in an entry or narrow thoroughfare; compare Twitchen, Gore, Goreway, &c.
Adam de Passagio, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Agnes del Passage, Somerset, ibid.
Walter Passage, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
From residence at one. Del Passage. H.R.
Passage Demographics
Average Passage Salary in
United States
$46,666 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Passage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Passage Come From? nationality or country of origin
Passage has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Passage? popularity and diffusion
Passage is the 416,960th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,738,065 people. The surname Passage is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Passage are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Passage is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 19 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 744,269. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 28 percent reside, New York, where 17 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.
Passage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Passage has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 186 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Passage Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Passage surname are 17.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.89% being registered with the political party.
The amount Passage earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.99% less than the national average, earning R 161,628 per year; in United States they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $46,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.3% less than the national average, earning $26,678 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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