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During that dark period of history known as the Middle Ages, the name of Paget was first used in 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 Paget 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 Paget was an occupational name for a young servant to a nobleman who was in the first stage of training for knighthood. Such a servant was known in Old French as a page.

Early Origins of the Paget family

The surname Paget was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where the family was anciently seated in a parish, in the department of Isère, in the district of Vienne.

Several members of this distinguished family became well-known. Gui Pageau, a poet from Le Mans, published a volume of "Cantiques" and "Noëls" in 1584. Margarit Pageau was also a poet; he was born in Vendôme during the 16th century. He published his work, "Oeuvres poétiques." Louis-Léon Pajot, Count of Onsembray, was born in Paris in 1678. He took the philosophy of Descartes and wrote several works on this subject. After the death of his father, he inherited a country estate in Bercy. He died in 1753.

Early History of the Paget family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Paget research. Another 44 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1600, 1764, 1791 and 1798 are included under the topic Early Paget History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Paget Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Page, Pages, Pagé, Paget, Pager, Pageot, Pajot, Pageon, Pagenot, Pagenel, Pagenelle, Pageard, Pageaud, Pageau and many more.

Early Notables of the Paget family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Louis Pajot, who was born in Paris, and who died in 1798. He was a drummer in a battalion of French volunteers. Pierre-François Page was...
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Paget Ranking

In France, the name Paget is the 2,860^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Paget migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Paget Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

David Paget, who landed in Maryland in 1666-1750 2
Eleanor Paget, who arrived in Maryland in 1669 2
William Paget, who arrived in Maryland in 1670 2
Thomas Paget, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1682 2

Paget Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

David Paget settled with his wife Maudlin and children in Maryland in 1711
David Paget, who settled in Maryland, with his wife, Maudlin, and his children, in 1711
Henry Paget, who landed in America in 1764 2

Paget Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Paget, aged 34, who arrived in Delaware in 1812 2
J. Paget, who settled in New York in 1823 at the age of 55

Paget migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Paget Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Lawrence Paget, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1749
Eliza Paget, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750

Paget migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Paget Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Sarah Paget, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Tamar" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 28th January 1858 3
Mrs. Mary Paget, (b. 1814), aged 44, English settler from Somerset travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st September 1858 3
Mr. John Paget, (b. 1820), aged 38, English labourer from Somerset travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st September 1858 3
Mr. George Paget, (b. 1842), aged 16, English labourer from Somerset travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st September 1858 3
Miss Hannah Paget, (b. 1844), aged 14, English settler from Somerset travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st September 1858 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Paget (post 1700) +

Lowell Caples Paget (1898-1967), American Republican politician, Member of Oregon State House of Representatives, 1933-34; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1936, 1944, 1948, 1956, 1960, 1964 4
Eileen Paget (b. 1939), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1960 4
Edward T. Paget, American politician, Mayor of Needles, California; Elected 2010; Elected unopposed 2012 4
Beatrice Mary Paget (1896-2002), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1944 4
B. Lee Paget, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1906, 1912; Prohibition Candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon, 1920 4
A. Paget, American politician, Industrial Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1890 4
Debra Paget (b. 1933), American actress and entertainer popular in the 1950s and early 1960s, she appeared in Love Me Tender, the film debut of Elvis Presley
General Sir Arthur Paget (1851-1928), Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
The Right Reverend Francis Paget DD (1851-1911), English theologian, the 33rd Bishop of Oxford
Dorothy Wyndham Paget (1905-1960), British racehorse owner
... (Another 8 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Paget family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Charles Paget, British Petty Officer, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and died in the sinking 5

HMS Repulse

Mr. William Howard Paget, British Engine Room Artificer 5th Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 6

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html