Hage is a small East Frisia

East Frisia

East Frisia or Eastern Friesland is a coastal region in the northwest of the German federal state of Lower Saxony....

n town

Town

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 in Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

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. Located in the Aurich

Aurich

Aurich is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Aurich.-History:The history of Aurich dates back to the 13th century, when the settlement of Aurechove was mentioned in a Frisian document called the Brokmerbrief in 1276. In 1517, Count Edzard from the house of...

 District

Aurich (district)

Aurich is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the North Sea, the districts of Wittmund and Leer, and the city of Emden.- History :...

 close to the North Sea

North Sea

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, approx. 5 km east of Norden

Norden, Lower Saxony

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, Hage has a population of 5,893 as of 31 December 2002. Hage is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Hage

Hage (Samtgemeinde)

Hage is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the municipality Hage.The Samtgemeinde Hage consists of the following municipalities:# Berumbur# Hage# Hagermarsch# Halbemond...

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It is believed people from the area emigrated to Sundsvall

Sundsvall

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 in Sweden

Sweden

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 centuries ago and kept Hage as their surname.
Descendants of that group eventually emigrated to Australia

Australia

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 around 1900, to South Stradbroke Island

South Stradbroke Island

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 near the Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

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 in the state of Queensland

Queensland

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. To this day the descendants from that group maintain a strong presence in southeast Queensland.

Another Large group of people with the surname "HAGE" abodes the north-eastern part of India who are of mongoloid race.They belong to ethnic Apatani group and abodes the valley of ziro in the state of Arunachal pradesh with latitude of 28 degree north and longitude of 95 degree east.