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 475
Agricultural Labourer 118
Labourer 71
Domestic Servant 40
Dress Maker 29
General Servant 28
Carpenter 23
Annuitant 22
Laundress 22
Servant 21
Gardener 18
Ag Labourer 17
Wife Of Above 16
Farm Labourer 14
Nurse 12
Baker 11
Blacksmith 11
Bricklayer 11
Straw Plaiter 10
Coal Miner 10
Dairyman 9
Shoe Maker 9
No Occupation 9
Cook 9
Porter 7

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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