Paige History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The name Paige finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxons of England. It was given to one who worked as a server or personal attendant to a Lord or nobleman. 1 Occupational names that were derived from the common trades of the medieval era transcended European cultural and linguistic boundaries. Occupational names have remained fairly common in the modern period. This is attested to by the continuing appearance of occupational suffixes at the end of many English surnames. Some of these suffixes include: herd, monger, maker, hewer, smith, and wright.

Early Origins of the Paige family

The surname Paige was first found in Devon where one of the first records of the name was Ralph Page who was listed there in the Pipe Rolls of 1230. A few years later William le Page was listed in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1240. 2 Lambert Page was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 in Yorkshire. 3 And a few years late to the north, John Page was one of the Scottish prisoners taken in Dunbar Castle in 1296 and confined in Tunbridge Castle. 4 At some point, a branch of the family was established at Steeple Aston in Oxfordshire. " In a chapel on the north side of the chancel are recumbent effigies of Sir Francis Page and his lady, to whom the manor of Middle Aston formerly belonged: Sir Francis destroyed some monuments of the Dinham family to make room for his own, which was erected in his life-time." 5

Early History of the Paige family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Paige research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1628, 1669, 1692, 1693, 1695, 1708, 1720, 1723, 1775 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Paige History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Paige Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Paige has been recorded under many different variations, including Page, Paige and others.

Early Notables of the Paige family

Distinguished members of the family include Sir Thomas Page of Somerset; and Colonel John Page (1628-1692), from Bedfont, Middlesex, an English merchant and settler in Middle Plantation on the Virginia Peninsula, member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Council of the Virginia Colony; Gregory Page (died 1693); and his son...
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Paige Ranking

In the United States, the name Paige is the 1,287^th most popular surname with an estimated 24,870 people with that name. 6

Migration of the Paige family to Ireland

Some of the Paige family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 70 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Paige migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Paige or a variant listed above:

Paige Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Abraham Paige, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1665 7
Nicholas Paige, who landed in New England in 1675 7
Nathaniel Paige, who arrived in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1685 7

Paige Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Robert George Paige, who arrived in New York, NY in 1837 7
D Paige, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 7
J M Paige, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1860 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Paige (post 1700) +

Vivian J. Paige, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2008 8
Roderick R. Paige, American politician, Secretary of Education, 2001- 8
Mabeth Hurd Paige, American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 30th District, 1923-28 8
Onias S. Paige, American politician, Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts, 1877-79 8
M. Paige, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1912 8
Kevin Foster Paige, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1952 8
Joseph Paige, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1972 8
John Keyes Paige, American politician, Mayor of Albany, New York, 1845-46 8
John D. Paige, American politician, Mayor of Joliet, Illinois, 1887-89 8
Henry E. Paige, American Republican politician, Member of Massachusetts State House of Representatives Third Hampshire District, 1923-24 8
... (Another 18 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html