The long and noble heritage behind the name of Lapage first began in medieval France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Lapage family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Lapage was an occupational name for a young servant to a nobleman. Such a position was known by the Old French word "page" and was the first stage in a young man's training for knighthood.
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Early Origins of the Lapage family
The surname Lapage was first found in Ile-de-France, where they held a family seat.
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Early History of the Lapage family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lapage research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1656, 1664, 1670, 1695, 1696, 1718 and 1775 are included under the topic Early Lapage History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Lapage Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lepage, Lepages, Leppage, Leppages, Lespages, Lesppages, Lapage, Lappage, Dupage, Despages, De Lapage and many more.
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Early Notables of the Lapage family
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Migration of the Lapage family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: F. LePage aged 21; settled in Charleston in 1820; Alexander Claude Angelique LePage settled in Philadelphia in 1819; Fredrick Lepage was a shipping agent of St. John's Newfoundland in 1829.
Contemporary Notables of the name Lapage (post 1700)
England
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