The Mage surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 140 people carried this name — #123,064 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 9% from 129 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 693 people named Mage.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 71 départements, most often Cantal.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 82 people named Mage 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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
32 people named Mage live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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.
Who carried it
People named Mage,
with a public archive behind them.
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Louis Mage 1873–1946 · official
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Victor Mage 1885–1969 · military personnel
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Jean Mage 1950– · politician
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Jean Mage 1960– · politician
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Anita Mage 1968– · translator
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Sandrine Mage 1970– · poet
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mage.
- Magan 720 · U.S. census
- Magana 39,105 · U.S. census
- Magar 831 · U.S. census
- Magarian 292 · U.S. census
- Magat 818 · U.S. census
- Magda 1,067 · U.S. census
- Magen 174 · U.S. census
- Mager 2,980 · U.S. census
- Mages 715 · U.S. census
- Maggi 1,473 · U.S. census
- Maggio 5,877 · U.S. census
- Maggiore 1,085 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Mage is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.