Sage is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sage
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England
Meaning:

A form of Sugar. 1. A corruption of Segar - Anglo-Saxon, sigora, a Conqueror, sigor, victorious; an ancient personal name, written in Domesday Segar, Sigar, and Sigarus. 2. A northern provincialism for sawyer, from Anglo-Saxon saga, a saw. 3. In Poitou, an eminent local surname

2. Historian Ferguson thinks it is a corruption of Anglo-Saxon sigra, a victor.

Sage is the variant form of Siggers. Anglo-Saxon sigra; Old Norse, sigarr, a conqueror.

Sage is the variant form of Segar. Anglo-Saxon, sigora, a Conqueror, sigor, victorious; an ancient personal name, written in Domesday Segar, Sigar, and Sigarus. 2. A northern provincialism for sawyer, from Anglo-Saxon saga, a saw. 3. In Poitou, an eminent local surname.

The family name Sage is variant of Sacre. The peregrine falcon; also a piece of ordnance named after it.
"The cannon, blunderbuss, and saker,
He was th' inventor of and maker."

Probably a translation of Le Sage, still a very common French surname. It has reference to the wisdom and prudence of the original bearer. Wise, as an English surname, is a precise analogue.

Lastname Sage is variant form of the Sack. One who made, or sold, sackcloth or bags; descendant of Sack, a pet form of Isaac meaning "he who laughs"; one who came from Sacq, in France.

The wise or learned person.

Family name Sage is a variant form of the Sugar. One who shoed horses; descendant of Sigar or Sigegar meaning "victory, spear".

Sage is the variant of Sack. A loose garment— a word still in use. There was an ancient fraternity called 'fratres saccati,' or sac-friars, from the coarse sackcloth garment which they wore. "Et eodem tempore (1257) novus ordo apparuit Londini, qui, quia saccis incedebant induti, Fratres Saccati voca bantur." Matthew Paris.

How popular is Sage?

Sage is common in United States, France, England, Canada, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, Wales, Germany, India, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Ghana, DR Congo, Iraq, Morocco, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, French Polynesia, Hong Kong, Tanzania, Niger, Scotland.

Sage is ranked 16423 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Sage bearers increased by 4.83 per cent in 2010 US census to 11207 since 2000, the surname slipped by 113 spots and ranked at 3222. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.42 91.12
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.23 3.26
Hispanic or Latino 3.02 1.84
Others 1.96 1.58
Black 1.53 1.57
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.85 0.62
Sage is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however French Polynesia is ahead in terms of density. Around 33834 people have been found who wears Sage as their family name. Sage is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Sage:
2,903 United States15,691
Countries with thousands of Sage:
1,299 France5,075
1,879 England4,370
3,071 Canada1,638
3,127 Australia1,191
Countries with hundreds of Sage:
25,821 Indonesia458
14,797 South Africa431
813 Wales423
24,911 Germany362
74,060 India343
2,424 New Zealand325
3,160 United Arab Emirates320
9,187 Ghana277
26,288 DR Congo260
3,884 Iraq236
29,345 Morocco204
5,775 Papua New Guinea175
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
372 French Polynesia147
927 Hong Kong141
27,960 Tanzania135
6,089 Niger113
4,503 Scotland101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,649 Ireland93
2,397 Singapore90
27,435 Uganda84
48,961 Poland76
7,566 Kuwait58
99,135 Nigeria54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,825 Chile50
171,933 Russia44
16,977 Switzerland43
1,478 New Caledonia42
134,967 Brazil40
9,432 Dominican Republic39
69,250 Argentina37
3,744 Solomon Islands30
149,374 Philippines29
4,994 Northern Ireland27
53,034 Netherlands27
10,684 Haiti24
54,547 Spain22
301,565 Thailand22
942 Barbados19
419 Saint Kitts and Nevis18
44,357 Algeria16
28,556 Denmark13
134,214 Iran13
44,192 Benin12
2,098 Guam12
5,568 Guyana11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
7,200 China10
80,937 Czechia10
111,742 Malaysia10
5,193 Oman10
87,318 Belgium9
57,975 Israel9
113,457 Italy9
46,388 Japan9
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
26,217 Estonia8
53,030 Hungary8
16,088 Yemen8
5,051 Costa Rica7
50,907 Norway7
53,861 Mexico6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Courtney Sage worked as barrel maker/ cooper and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 39 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Constellation and arrived on October 24, 1849. Workman James Sage, Margaret Sage (25) Maid, Ann Sage (25) Immigrant, 9 years old William Sage, 11 years old Sarah Sage, Emma Sage, George Sage, 11 months old Charles Sage, G. Sage, aged 31, and 4 other Sage around 66.67% of whom were workman migrated to US from Liverpool, London and Bristol.

From Germany

Francois Sage from France aboard the Janius from Havre on October 28, 1852. He is registered to be 23 years old when he arrived in New York. Henry Sage (18) Farmer, Of unknown age Hinriette Sage, Ferdinand Sage, aged 8, Jean Sage, aged 7, Jean Sage (46) Farmer, Julien Sage (37) Farmer, Farmer Marie Sage, Rosalie Sage, aged 5, and 22 other Sage around 65.38% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and cooper, dressmaker migrated to US from Unknown, Bremen and Havre.

Sage Namesakes

  • Leland Sage, American professor emeritus of history at the University of Northern Iowa
  • Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, American philanthropist
  • Lorna Sage, English academic
  • Bill Le Sage, British pianist, vibraphonist, arranger
  • Georges-Louis Le Sage, Genevan physicist and is most
  • Kay Sage, American Surrealist artist and poet
  • Greg Sage, American songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist
  • Thomas Henry Sage, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Rachael Sage, American singer-songwriter and producer
  • New Riders of the Purple Sage, American country rock band
  • Henry W. Sage, wealthy New York State businessman, philanthropist
  • Russell Sage, American financier
  • Angie Sage, author of the Septimus Heap series which includes 'Magyk, Flyte, Physik, Queste, Syren', 'Darke' and 'Fyre'
  • Harry Sage, Major League Baseball catcher
  • David Sage, American television actor
  • Bill Sage, American actor and alumnus of State University of New York at Purchase
  • Ebenezer Sage, United States Representative from New York
  • Amanda Sage, American painter
  • Mel Sage, English former football player

Sage Namesakes

  • Leland Sage, American professor emeritus of history at the University of Northern Iowa
  • Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, American philanthropist
  • Lorna Sage, English academic
  • Bill Le Sage, British pianist, vibraphonist, arranger
  • Georges-Louis Le Sage, Genevan physicist and is most
  • Kay Sage, American Surrealist artist and poet
  • Greg Sage, American songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist
  • Thomas Henry Sage, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Rachael Sage, American singer-songwriter and producer
  • New Riders of the Purple Sage, American country rock band
  • Henry W. Sage, wealthy New York State businessman, philanthropist
  • Russell Sage, American financier
  • Angie Sage, author of the Septimus Heap series which includes 'Magyk, Flyte, Physik, Queste, Syren', 'Darke' and 'Fyre'
  • Harry Sage, Major League Baseball catcher
  • David Sage, American television actor
  • Bill Sage, American actor and alumnus of State University of New York at Purchase
  • Ebenezer Sage, United States Representative from New York
  • Amanda Sage, American painter
  • Mel Sage, English former football player

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