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Etymology of Page

What does the name Page mean?

The name Page comes from one of the family having worked as a server or personal attendant to a Lord or nobleman. 1 Occupational names that were derived from the common trades of the medieval era transcended European cultural and linguistic boundaries. Occupational names have remained fairly common in the modern period. This is attested to by the continuing appearance of occupational suffixes at the end of many English surnames. Some of these suffixes include: herd, monger, maker, hewer, smith, and wright.

Early Origins of the Page family

The surname Page was first found in Devon where one of the first records of the name was Ralph Page who was listed there in the Pipe Rolls of 1230. A few years later William le Page was listed in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1240. 2 Lambert Page was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 in Yorkshire. 3 And a few years late to the north, John Page was one of the Scottish prisoners taken in Dunbar Castle in 1296 and confined in Tunbridge Castle. 4 At some point, a branch of the family was established at Steeple Aston in Oxfordshire. ” In a chapel on the north side of the chancel are recumbent effigies of Sir Francis Page and his lady, to whom the manor of Middle Aston formerly belonged: Sir Francis destroyed some monuments of the Dinham family to make room for his own, which was erected in his life-time.” 5Page Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Page have been found, including: Page, Paige and others.

Early Notables of the Page family

• Sir Thomas Page of Somerset
• Colonel John Page (1628-1692), from Bedfont, Middlesex, an English merchant and settler in Middle Plantation on the Virginia Peninsula, member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Council of the…
• Gregory Page (died 1693)
• Sir Gregory Page, 1st Baronet of Greenwich, Kent (c.1669-1720), a London merchant and politician, Member of Parliament for New Shoreham in West Sussex in 1708
• Sir Gregory Page, 2nd Baronet (c. 1695-1775), an English art collector and landowner, he built a manor house in the Westcombe Park in 1723

Page World Ranking

the United States, the name Page is the 318^th most popular surname with an estimated 84,558 people with that name. 6 However, in Canada, the name Page is ranked the 307^th most popular surname with an estimated 14,345 people with that name. 7 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Page is the 290^th popular surname. 8 France ranks Page as 796^th with 6,309 people. 9 Australia ranks Page as 205^th with 16,144 people. 10 New Zealand ranks Page as 218^th with 2,614 people. 11 The United Kingdom ranks Page as 165^th with 32,623 people. 12