The Paige surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 20,063 people carried this name — #1,789 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,700 people counted. That is up 8% from 18,600 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Paige surname

A southern English surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Page.

Variant of Page, from page, from Old French page, possibly via Old Italian paggio, from Late Latin pagius (“servant”), probably from Ancient Greek παιδίον (paidíon, “boy, lad”), from παῖς (paîs, “child”); some sources consider this unlikely and suggest instead Latin pagus (“countryside”), in sense of "boy from the rural regions".

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Paige» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a name of office: ‘the page’.

An early record he cites: Lambert Page, Yorkshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Page and Paige.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 579 · public domain.

In print

Paige in American newspapers,
1914.

Newspaper page from The Wheatland World carrying the name Paige
The Wheatland World 1914-10-02
Newspaper page from The Wheatland World carrying the name Paige
The Wheatland World 1914-09-25
Newspaper page from The Wheatland World carrying the name Paige
The Wheatland World 1914-10-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,562 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Paige in Australian newspapers,
1850s–2000s.

6,008 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Paige. The most, 776, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,033
South Australia 1,878
Queensland 920
Victoria 877
Western Australia 158
Tasmania 55
ACT (Canberra) 42
Northern Territory 20

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Paige.

Who carried it

People named Paige,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lucius R. Paige
    Lucius R. Paige 1802–1896 · politician
  • David R. Paige
    David R. Paige 1844–1901 · politician
  • Richard G. L. Paige
    Richard G. L. Paige 1846–1904 · politician
  • Calvin Paige
    Calvin Paige 1848–1930 · politician
  • Robin Paige d. 1969
  • Nathaniel Paige 1645–1692

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Paige,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,061 records

1,061 records of the Paige name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 468
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 227
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 149
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 108
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 63
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 38
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert C. Paige

    Born 1912 in Georgia. Enlisted 1941 at New York City; elevator operator. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ezekiel Paige

    Born 1943; from Siler City, North Carolina. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jane Paige

    Arrived at New York in 1873 aboard the City of Paris from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 18; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,061 records for Paige in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia114 records

114 records of the Paige name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 36
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 34
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 23
  • Tasmanian Names Index 13
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 7
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emma J. A. Paige

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Prince Alfred, aged 21; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles E. Paige

    Dental surgeon of New South Wales; died 1941.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Cyril Paige

    Died 1914 in General Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 114 records for Paige in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada59 records

59 records of the Paige name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 43
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 8
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 2
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Manson Colin Paige

    Buried in 1975 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 61.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charles Murray Paige

    Died 1956 in New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Pering Paige

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 59 records for Paige in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Paige name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Audrey Lynn Paige

    Born 1958 in the United States; died 2001 in Italy.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Paige name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Charlotte Paige

    Married in 1899 in Domburg.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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