Explore the Family Name Pages
The meaning of Pages
1. Catalan and southern French (Pagès): occupational name for a peasant farmer or agricultural laborer, from Catalan and Old Occitan pagès ‘peasant’ (from Late Latin pagensis, a derivative of pagus ‘village, country district’). 2. English: variant of Page with genitival of post-medieval excrescent s. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Mario, Eduardo, Jorge, Luis, Mauricio, Ramon, Fernando, Jose, Lazaro, Pedro, Alfredo. French Jacques, Lucien, Michel.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Pages in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Pages" experienced a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 31,986 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had fallen to 32,632, marking a change of -2.02%. Despite this drop in ranking, the number of people with the surname increased slightly over the decade. In 2000, there were 681 individuals named Pages, and by 2010, this count had risen to 704, an increase of 3.38%. Accordingly, the proportion per 100k also saw a minor decrease from 0.25 in 2000 to 0.24 in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #31,986 | #32,632 | -2.02% |
| Count | 681 | 704 | 3.38% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.25 | 0.24 | -4% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pages
On the ethnic identity front, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some notable shifts in the distribution among those carrying the Pages surname from 2000 to 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity showed a significant increase, jumping from 60.21% in 2000 to 67.90% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of individuals identified as White went down from 35.24% to 26.56%, suggesting a decreasing trend. The number of individuals identifying as Black nearly doubled, going up from 0.88% to 1.7%. However, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by almost 11%. Data for those identifying as Two or More Races and American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed for privacy reasons in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 60.21% | 67.9% | 12.77% |
| White | 35.24% | 26.56% | -24.63% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1.91% | 1.7% | -10.99% |
| Black | 0.88% | 1.7% | 93.18% |
| Two or More Races | 0.73% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 1.03% | 0% | 0% |