The Lages surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 143 people carried this name — #120,901 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 11% from 129 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 115 people named Lages.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Hautes-Pyrénées.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
61 people named Lages live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 51 people named Lages live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Lages,
with a public archive behind them.
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Willy Lages 1901–1971 · military personnel -
Vinicius Lages 1957– · agronomist
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Laurent Lages 1974– · politician
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Andrea Lages 1974– · consultant
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Giniton Lages 1974– · chief of police
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Pedro Lages Dos Santos 1977– · economist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lages.
- Lagana 1,182 · U.S. census
- Lagard 147 · U.S. census
- Lagarde 1,561 · U.S. census
- Lagasse 2,823 · U.S. census
- Lage 2,026 · U.S. census
- Lager 1,329 · U.S. census
- Lagesse 446 · U.S. census
- Lagier 102 · U.S. census
- Lagneaux 139 · U.S. census
- Lago 2,754 · U.S. census
- Lagoda 147 · U.S. census
- Lagon 177 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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