LePage
A French surname meaning “the page” or “the boy/page attendant,” originally a nickname or occupational label.
The #8,517 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 79,882 Americans shares it.
Etymology
LePage is French in form and literally means “the page,” from le + page. In older French, a page was a young attendant or servant in a noble household, so the name likely began as an occupational term or descriptive nickname for someone who served in that role. The spelling Lepage, Le Page, and Lepaige all reflect older French usage and later orthographic variation.
History
The surname is well established in France and appears in records with forms such as Lepage and Lepaige. It is also found beyond France through migration, especially in French-speaking or French-influenced regions. The name is shared by notable French bearers such as the painter Jules Bastien-Lepage, which helped keep the form visible internationally.
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Fun fact
In medieval and early modern households, a “page” was often a boy in training for service at court, not just a servant in the modern sense.
From the historical record
“tements rivaliser avec nos provinces de l'Est qui ont donné quatre volumes sur quinze parus (Meuse, par Liénard ; Moselle, par de Bouteiller ; Meurthe, par Lepage; Haut-Eliin, par Stoffel). Les autres volumes publiés sont : Y Aisne, par Matton ; l' Yonne, par Quantin ; VAube, par Boutiot et Socard; la Nièvre, par…”
— Dictionnaire des noms (French surnames)