Paige
A variant spelling of Page, most likely from the word for a young servant or attendant in a noble household.
The #1,789 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 15,389 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Paige is generally treated as a spelling variant of Page. The surname is usually traced to Old French page, meaning a young servant or attendant, especially one in a noble household. Some 19th-century writers also connected it with other words or with local forms, but the page/attendant explanation is the standard one for the surname.
History
Historical surname dictionaries often list Paige alongside Page as a variant spelling rather than a fully separate origin. The name appears in English records by the Middle Ages, and later spelling variation produced forms such as Paige, Paice, and Pace in some families. In the United States, Paige became established as a relatively uncommon but recognizable surname.
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Fun fact
19th-century surname scholars explicitly noted Paige as a rare spelling of Page, especially in parts of southern England.
From the historical record
“PAICE, V. Pace. ' PAIGE, V. Page. PAIL l (Eng.) I the A.-Sax. Pdl- : v. under PAILEJ Paling. 2 the A.-Sax. Pcegel [cp. O.E. pcegel, m. (M..E.paile), a liquid-measure, pail] 3 Dweller at a Pale, i.e. ENCLOSLtRE, Barrier, BouNDARY[O.E./>a/, pale, stake] '”
— Surnames of the United Kingdom: a concise etymological dictionary (2 vols in 1)