Find out how popular the last name Lage is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lage.

Lage, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lage surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lage in America

Lage is the 14681st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lage surname appeared 2,026 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Lage.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lage to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lage

The surname LAGE is believed to have originated in Northern Germany, most likely in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, during the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to be derived from the Low German word "lage," which means "low-lying" or "situated in a valley." This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive term for someone who lived in a low-lying area or a valley.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name LAGE can be found in the Lübeck city records from the late 14th century, where it appears as "Laghe." This spelling variation likely reflects the regional pronunciation at the time. Another early reference is in the Mecklenburg census records of the late 15th century, where the name is spelled "Lage."

In the 16th century, the name LAGE began to spread beyond Northern Germany, appearing in records from various parts of the Holy Roman Empire. One notable example is Hans Lage, a merchant from Bremen who traded extensively with the Netherlands and England in the mid-1500s.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the LAGE surname continued to be found throughout Northern Germany and the surrounding regions. Johann Lage, a historian from Lübeck who lived from 1589 to 1667, wrote several works on the history of his hometown and the Hanseatic League.

As the name spread further afield, it also underwent various spelling variations. In the Netherlands, for instance, it was sometimes rendered as "Laghe" or "Laege." One of the earliest recorded examples of this variation is Pieter Laghe, a Dutch merchant from Amsterdam who lived in the late 16th century.

While the LAGE name remained concentrated in Northern Germany and the Low Countries for many centuries, it eventually made its way to other parts of Europe and even overseas. For example, there are records of a family named LAGE living in the Swedish province of Skåne in the late 18th century.

Another notable individual with the LAGE surname was Friedrich Lage, a German-American artist and painter who lived from 1808 to 1876. He was born in Hanover, Germany, but emigrated to the United States in the mid-19th century and became known for his landscapes and portraits.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lage

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lage.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lage was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lage has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lage was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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