The surname Paige
A French occupational surname, carried by 20,063 people in the United States.
Pronounced /peɪd͡ʒ/ 1 syllable Soundex P200 Also a first name
Origin
French origin
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".
Paige is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.
One of 791 French surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 20,063 people named Paige in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,389 Americans. That is up 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,600.
Who is named Paige
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
52% of people named Paige identified as Black (not Hispanic), 42% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.
- Black (not Hispanic) 52%
- White (not Hispanic) 42%
- Two or more races 3.1%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Famous Paiges
12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jennifer PaigeAmerican singer (born 1973)
- Peter PaigeAmerican actor and director, born 1969
- Taylour PaigeAmerican actress and dancer (born 1990)
- Satchel PaigeAmerican baseball player and coach (1906-1982)
- Yasmin PaigeBritish actress, born 1991
- Mabel PaigeAmerican actress (1880-1954)
- Rod PaigeAmerican politician (1933–2025)
- Robert PaigeAmerican actor, newscaster (1911-1987)
- Jean PaigeAmerican actress (1895-1990)
- Marcus PaigeAmerican basketball player, born 1993
- Jason PaigeAmerican voice actor, born 1969
- Bella PaigeAustralian singer, born 2001
Notable Paiges come mostly from the United States (9), the United Kingdom (1) and Serbia (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Questions
- Where does the surname Paige come from?
- 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…
- How common is the surname Paige?
- 20,063 people in the United States had the surname Paige in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,389 Americans. It ranked 1,789th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Paige?
- In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Paige identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 42% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Paige?
- Jennifer Paige, American singer (born 1973), followed by Peter Paige.
- Where is the surname Paige most common?
- Wikidata records people named Paige in the United States, the United Kingdom and Serbia and 1 other country.
- How do you pronounce Paige?
- Paige is /peɪd͡ʒ/, one syllable.
- What type of surname is Paige?
- Paige is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
- Is the surname Paige getting more or less common?
- More common. 18,600 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,063 in 2010, up 7.9%.
- Is Paige also a first name?
- Yes. Paige is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.