Paget in my family tree
English and French: occupational name for a young servant, Middle English, Old French page (from Italian paggio, apparently ultimately from Greek paidion, diminutive of pais boy, child). The surname is also common in Ireland, where it has been gaelicized as Mac Giolla.
Variants: English: Paige. French: Lepage.
Cognate: Italian: Paggio.
Diminutives: English: Padgett, Paget, Pagett. French: Pagenet, Pagenot, Pageon, Pageot, Paget, Pajot.
Patronymic: Italian: Del Paggio.
Pejoratives: French: Pageard, Pageaud.
A family by the name of Paget, who hold the marquessate of Anglesey, first became prominent with William Paget (circa 1506 - 1563), whose father was said to have been of humble origin from Wednesbury, Staffordshire. He acquired large estates from Henry VIII on the dissolution of the monasteries. The family also held the title Earl of Uxbridge. This was first granted in 1714, and regranted in 1784 to a relative by marriage, Henry Bayly, who took the name Paget in 1766.
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