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Cage Family History

Cage Surname Meaning

English (East Anglia): from Middle English Old French cage ‘cage enclosure’ (from Latin cavea ‘container cave’) denoting someone who lived by or was the keeper of a cage in the sense ‘lock-up prison for petty offenders’.

English: alternatively a variant of Keech.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Cage family from?

You can see how Cage families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cage family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cage families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 87 Cage families living in Suffolk. This was about 29% of all the recorded Cage's in United Kingdom. Suffolk had the highest population of Cage families in 1891.
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What did your Cage ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Timber Porter At Dock Heavy Worker and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Cage. 24% of Cage men worked as a Timber Porter At Dock Heavy Worker and 78% of Cage women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cage were Builders Merchant and Household Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Timber Porter At Dock Heavy Worker
    24%
  • General Labourer Heavy Work
    16%
  • Engineer Boarding Mc Operater
    16%
  • Builders Merchant
    16%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    78%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    5%
  • Domestic Servant
    4%
  • Household Duties
    3%

What Cage family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 22,000 census records available for the last name Cage. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Cage census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Cage. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 7,000 military records available for the last name Cage. For the veterans among your Cage ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cage lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Cage life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1962. The average life expectancy for Cage in 1945 was 28, and 69 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Cage ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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