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
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Passage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Passage Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Passage occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Passage click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Passage? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 416,960th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,738,065 people. The last name Passage occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Passage reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Passage is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname Passage is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 487 people, or 1 in 744,269. In The United States Passage is mostly found in: Michigan, where 28 percent live, New York, where 17 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Passage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Passage has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Passage 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 Passage are 17.12% more likely to be registered Republicans 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
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