Pain Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Pain Name Meaning: A surname of French derivation meaning 'pagan'.

A popular surname in Ireland, meaning 'pagan', 'villager'or 'peasant'. Probably given to people of a pagan backround or people from a 'rustic' village settlement.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pain family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 448
Agricultural Labourer 302
Labourer 84
House Servant 81
Farm Labourer 59
At Home 48
Dress Maker 43
Servant 35
Pauper 32
Laundress 30
Annuitant 20
Lace Maker 19
Scholar At Home 19
House Keeper 17
Carpenter 17
Farmers Son 16
Shoe Maker 15
Ag Lab 15
Gardener 14
General Servant 14
Errand Boy 14
Farm Servant 13
House Maid 12
Ag Labourer 11
Mariner 11

Pain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Payne 60% 190,634
2 Paine 80% 29,437
3 Pain 100% 24,714
4 Pine 50% 6,735
5 Payn 75% 4,279
6 Pane 50% 3,382
7 Pan 75% 772
8 Peen 50% 666
9 Pen 50% 462
10 Open 25% 308
11 Pean 50% 233
12 Peane 40% 220
13 Pone 25% 153
14 Peene 40% 148
15 Pin 75% 148
16 Poune 40% 109

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The surname Pain is the 3rd most popular variant of Payne.

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