Page surname meaning

Page is an English occupational surname from a page, a young household servant or attendant. The role could exist in a noble, merchant, or other substantial household, and the occupational label became hereditary after the original work ended. Paige, Paget, Pagey, and older forms show spelling and diminutive variation, though not every similar form shares one origin. Occupation is the high-confidence catalog type because the medieval social role is clear. A modern Page need not descend from a particular court or retain any connection with service work.