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

Poage, 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 Poage surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Poage in America

Poage is the 19441st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Poage surname appeared 1,390 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Poage.

We can also compare 2010 data for Poage 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 Poage

The surname Poage has its origins in France and is derived from the Old French word "poëe," which means "a small portion of land." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who owned or worked on a small plot of land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Poage can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "de la Poëe." This entry indicates that the name was present in England during the Norman Conquest, likely brought over by French settlers or soldiers.

During the Middle Ages, the name underwent various spelling variations, including Pogge, Poge, and Pouage. These variations were common due to the lack of standardized spelling conventions at the time.

In the 14th century, records show the name Poage being used in Normandy, France. One notable individual from this period was Robert Poage, a landowner who lived in the village of Poëe-sur-Risle.

As the name spread across Europe, it gained a foothold in Scotland and Ireland. In the 16th century, a Scottish family bearing the name Poage settled in County Antrim, Ireland, where the name became well-established.

One of the earliest recorded individuals in America with the surname Poage was Robert Poage, who was born in Ireland around 1665 and immigrated to Virginia in the late 17th century. He is considered one of the progenitors of the Poage family in the United States.

Another notable individual was John Poage, a Revolutionary War veteran who was born in Virginia in 1748 and fought in several key battles, including the Battle of Guilford Court House.

In the 19th century, Joseph Poage, born in Kentucky in 1818, served as a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War and was later appointed as the United States Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas.

Sir William Poage, born in Ireland in 1833, was a prominent politician and landowner who served as the Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1898.

Finally, W.R. Poage, born in Texas in 1899, was a long-serving member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 11th congressional district from 1937 to 1978.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Poage

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

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

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