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

Page, 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 Page surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Page in America

Page is the 383rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Page surname appeared 82,992 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 28 people would have the surname Page.

We can also compare 2010 data for Page 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 Page

The surname PAGE originated in England in the medieval period, deriving from the Old French word 'page' meaning a young male attendant or servant. It emerged as an occupational surname for those who worked as pages or servants in noble households or royal courts.

The earliest recorded examples of the surname PAGE can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire from 1273, where it was spelled as 'Page'. Other early spellings included 'Pagge' and 'Payge'. The name is also found in the Domesday Book of 1086, listed as 'Pages' and 'Paganus'.

During the Middle Ages, the surname PAGE was most prevalent in the southern counties of England, particularly in Kent, Surrey, and Sussex. It was also found in areas near royal residences, such as Windsor and Eton, where many pages were employed.

Notable historical figures with the surname PAGE include John Page, an English Protestant martyr who was burned at the stake in 1556 during the Marian Persecutions. Another early bearer of the name was Thomas Page (c. 1170-1237), an English judge and Lord Chief Justice of England from 1233 to 1237.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname PAGE was associated with several prominent families in England. Sir William Page (c. 1590-1663) was a wealthy merchant and Lord Mayor of London in 1647. Thomas Page (1585-1647) was an English clergyman and member of the Westminster Assembly, which produced the Westminster Confession of Faith.

The surname PAGE was also found in early American colonial records. One of the earliest bearers of the name was John Page (1627-1692), a wealthy planter and merchant who settled in Virginia in the mid-17th century. His descendants included several notable figures, such as John Page (1743-1808), a politician and Governor of Virginia, and Thomas Jefferson Page (1808-1899), a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.

Other famous individuals with the surname PAGE include Walter Hines Page (1855-1918), an American diplomat and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom during World War I, and Gertrude Page (1872-1922), an English actress and producer known for her work in Edwardian musical comedies.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Page

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

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 Page 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 Page 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 Page was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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