The long and noble heritage behind the name of Lespages 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 Lespages 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 Lespages 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 Lespages family
The surname Lespages was first found in Ile-de-France, where they held a family seat.
Early History of the Lespages family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lespages 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 Lespages History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Lespages Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lepage, Lepages, Leppage, Leppages, Lespages, Lesppages, Lapage, Lappage, Dupage, Despages, De Lapage and many more.
Early Notables of the Lespages family
Another 41 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lespages Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Lespages 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'.
