Gauge: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Ancestors listed as Gauge are often found as Gage a generation earlier. The name is usually explained as “assayer of measures”.

Gauge is listed among the recognised spellings of Gage. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Gaige and Gager.

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