Sage Surname
Approximately 33,835 people bear this surname
Sage Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sage,' the wise, the sagacious. Naturally an acceptable sobriquet, and likely to be handed down.
Bernard le Sage, Norfolk, temp. Richard I: History of Norfolk.
Richard le Sage, Oxfordshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameSage Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,692 | 1:23,098 | 2,905 |
| France | 5,075 | 1:13,088 | 1,299 |
| England | 4,370 | 1:12,750 | 1,879 |
| Canada | 1,638 | 1:22,494 | 3,071 |
| Australia | 1,191 | 1:22,666 | 3,127 |
| Indonesia | 458 | 1:288,754 | 25,821 |
| South Africa | 431 | 1:125,702 | 14,797 |
| Wales | 423 | 1:7,316 | 813 |
| Germany | 362 | 1:222,391 | 24,911 |
| India | 343 | 1:2,236,342 | 74,060 |
| New Zealand | 325 | 1:13,933 | 2,424 |
| United Arab Emirates | 320 | 1:28,632 | 3,160 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| DR Congo | 260 | 1:284,152 | 26,288 |
| Iraq | 236 | 1:148,397 | 3,884 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Papua New Guinea | 175 | 1:46,593 | 5,775 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| French Polynesia | 147 | 1:1,910 | 372 |
| Hong Kong | 141 | 1:52,025 | 927 |
| Tanzania | 135 | 1:392,160 | 27,960 |
| Niger | 113 | 1:169,841 | 6,089 |
| Scotland | 101 | 1:53,008 | 4,503 |
| Ireland | 93 | 1:50,634 | 3,649 |
| Singapore | 90 | 1:61,197 | 2,397 |
| Uganda | 84 | 1:464,753 | 27,435 |
| Poland | 76 | 1:500,115 | 48,961 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Chile | 50 | 1:352,329 | 9,825 |
| Russia | 44 | 1:3,275,524 | 171,933 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| New Caledonia | 42 | 1:6,577 | 1,478 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Solomon Islands | 30 | 1:19,334 | 3,744 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Northern Ireland | 27 | 1:68,335 | 4,994 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Haiti | 24 | 1:445,163 | 10,684 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Barbados | 19 | 1:15,129 | 942 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18 | 1:3,067 | 419 |
| Algeria | 16 | 1:2,414,472 | 44,357 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Guyana | 11 | 1:69,293 | 5,568 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 60 | 1:73,831 | 5,346 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,465 | 1:9,889 | 1,490 |
| Wales | 135 | 1:11,618 | 699 |
| Scotland | 63 | 1:59,416 | 3,787 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,482 | 1:14,422 | 1,838 |
The alternate forms: Säge (3) are calculated separately.
Sage (15,421) may also be a first name.
Sage Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sage,' the wise, the sagacious. Naturally an acceptable sobriquet, and likely to be handed down.
Bernard le Sage, Norfolk, temp. Richard I: History of Norfolk.
Richard le Sage, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Sage, Close Rolls, 1 Edward I.
1618-9. John Sage and Joane Vesey: Marriage Lic. (London).
1803. Married — James Sage and Isabella Walker: St. George, Hanover Square.
James Sage had precept of remission in 1536 (RSS., II, 2002). John Sage (16521711), Episcopal divine, was born in Creich, Fife. Explained as "wise, learned."
(Anglo-French-Latin) Wise, Learned [French sage, Low Latin sapjus, wise; Latin sapere, to be wise] Richard le Sage.—Hundred Rolls
An occasional synonym of Savage, q.v
(English) The wise or learned person.
Probably a translation of Le Sage, still a very common French surname. It has reference to the wisdom and prudence of the original bearer. Wise, as an English surname, is a precise analogue. Le Sage. H.R.
Richard Sapiens, Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John, Ranulph, Richard, William Sapiens or le Sage, 1198 (Ib.); John le Sage, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hugh, John, Ralph le Sage, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the French, Saget; a personal name.
Sage is a name found in the district of Ottery St. Mary in this county. It is also found in Somerset. Le Sage was an Oxfordshire name in the 13th century (H. R.).
User-submitted Reference
This is a French surname, meaning 'wise man'. It is derived from the word sage, meaning 'wise', sometimes with 'the' at the start, typically le).
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Sage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sage Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sage (Hindi: सागे, Marathi: सगे, Oriya: ସାେଗ, Russian: Саге) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Säge. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sage? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sage is the 16,416th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 215,385 people. The last name Sage is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Sage live; 51 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 45,512th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 15,421 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 15,692 people, or 1 in 23,098. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent live, Michigan, where 7 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States Sage occurs in 115 countries. It is also common in France, where 15 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.
Sage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sage has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sage surname grew 451 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 313 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 155 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Sage Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Sage surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Sage surname are 16.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.21% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sage earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 13.6% less than the national average, earning 299,019 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.71% more than the national average, earning R 296,364 per year; in United States they earn 5.07% more than the national average, earning $45,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $49,916 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sage Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sage in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାେଗ | saega | - |
| Sage in the Marathi language | ||
| सगे | sage | 69.6 |
| सागे | sage | 30.4 |
| Sage in the Hindi language | ||
| सागे | sage | 60 |
| सगे | sage | 40 |
| Sage in the Russian language | ||
| Саге | sage | - |
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