Passager Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Passager Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the passenger,' a wayfarer, a traveller, from Old French passager, with intrusive; compare Messenger.

1771. Married — William Leutten and Rebecca Passenger: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Passager Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium501:229,93329,007
France491:1,355,566135,191
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Passager (10) may also be a first name.

Passager Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the passenger,' a wayfarer, a traveller, from Old French passager, with intrusive; compare Messenger.

1771. Married — William Leutten and Rebecca Passenger: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A traveller.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name is probably of German origin; from Pass-ingr, son of Pass, which is a surname.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Passager Last Name Facts

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

The last name Passager is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Passager? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,806,862nd most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Passager reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Passager is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename at a global level It is held by 10 people.

Passager is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 229,933. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Belgium Passager is found in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 47 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Passager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Passager has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Passager last name rose 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Passager Last Name Statistics demography

Passager earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Passagia7512/
Posseger757/
Passaggi753/
Passasei752/
Possadge751/
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Pasagi71618/
Possegger71303/
Passazhir7126/
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Pasoge7121/
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Pashangeh712/
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Possonger711/
Pasagui671,662/
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Pachage67275/
Paisaje6788/
Paisagi6772/
Pasangi6745/
Pasagai6717/
Pasagić6716/
Pesagir6712/
Paisaga679/
Passasi676/
Passazi674/
Pasagih672/
Pausagy671/
Pasasai671/
Posagge671/
Posagye671/
Pasegir671/
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