How common is the surname Paget?

874 people in the United States had the surname Paget in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 353,256 Americans. It ranked 27,556th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Paget?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Paget identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Paget?

Debra Paget, American actress and entertainer (born 1933), followed by Clara Paget.

Where is the surname Paget most common?

Wikidata records people named Paget in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Paget?

Paget is /ˈpædʒət/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Paget getting more or less common?

Less common. 880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 874 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Paget

A surname, carried by 874 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈpædʒət/ 2 syllables Soundex P230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Paget is more common than 83% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 874 people named Paget in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 353,256 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 880.

#27,556

rank among US surnames

874

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #26,147)

Who is named Paget

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Paget identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pagets

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Debra Paget
American actress and entertainer (born 1933)
Clara Paget
British actress, born 1988
Alfred Paget
British actor (1880–1919)
Bernard Paget
British Army general, 1887–1961
Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge
British Earl; (1744-1812)
Lord George Paget
British Army general, 1818–1880
Edward Paget
British army officer and politician; (1775-1849)

Notable Pagets come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (3), the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Pagett

Surnames that sound like Paget

Paget has the Soundex code P230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P230.

Questions

How common is the surname Paget?: 874 people in the United States had the surname Paget in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 353,256 Americans. It ranked 27,556th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Paget?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Paget identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Paget?: Debra Paget, American actress and entertainer (born 1933), followed by Clara Paget.
Where is the surname Paget most common?: Wikidata records people named Paget in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Paget?: Paget is /ˈpædʒət/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Paget getting more or less common?: Less common. 880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 874 in 2010, down 0.7%.
What are other spellings of Paget?: Pagett.