The Page surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 82,992 people carried this name — #383 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,550 people counted. That is up 3% from 80,493 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Page surname
An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a servant.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Page» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,525 people named Page.
91 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 91 départements, most often Finistère.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
696 people named Page live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 15 births for the Page name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 700 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Antrim and Dublin.”
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 218 people named Page live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 193 people named Page 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
29 people named Page have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 89 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
75 people named Page are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Page in American newspapers,
1872–1958.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,490,552 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Page,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Page 1628–1692 · businessperson -
John Page 1743–1808 · politician -
Daniel Page 1790–1869 · politician -
Théogène François Page 1807–1867 · naval officer -
James Page 1808–1883
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 161 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Page.
- Paga 173 · U.S. census
- Pagan 23,474 · U.S. census
- Paganelli 542 · U.S. census
- Pagani 762 · U.S. census
- Paganini 342 · U.S. census
- Pagano 8,465 · U.S. census
- Pageau 284 · U.S. census
- Pagel 5,043 · U.S. census
- Pages 704 · U.S. census
- Paget 874 · U.S. census
- Paggi 196 · U.S. census
- Paglia 1,558 · U.S. census
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