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.
Discover how your Pain ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 21 |
| Buckinghamshire | 17 |
| Berkshire | 15 |
| Cambridgeshire | 53 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 11 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 4 |
| Devon | 48 |
| Dorset | 19 |
| Durham | 12 |
| Essex | 127 |
| Gloucestershire | 80 |
| Hampshire | 144 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 409 |
| Lancashire | 47 |
| Leicestershire | 16 |
| Lincolnshire | 13 |
| London | 600 |
| Middlesex | 71 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 13 |
| Northamptonshire | 21 |
| Nottinghamshire | 22 |
| Oxfordshire | 13 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 10 |
| Suffolk | 28 |
| Somerset | 75 |
| Surrey | 158 |
| Sussex | 131 |
| Staffordshire | 27 |
| Warwickshire | 54 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 25 |
| Worcestershire | 46 |
| Yorkshire | 39 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 20 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 23 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 50 |
| General Labourer | 22 |
| General Servant Domestic | 19 |
| Carpenter | 15 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 14 |
| Bricklayer | 11 |
| Domestic Servant | 11 |
| Farmer | 11 |
| Scholar | 11 |
| Dress Maker | 10 |
| Charwoman | 9 |
| Cook Domestic | 9 |
| House Maid Domestic | 8 |
| School | 8 |
| Servant Domestic | 8 |
| Gardener Domestic | 8 |
| Retired Farmer | 7 |
| Blacksmith | 6 |
| Carman | 6 |
| Commercial Clerk | 6 |
| Plumber | 6 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 6 |
| Dock Labourer | 5 |
| Nurse Domestic | 5 |
| Own Means | 5 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Pain | 1,836 |
| Mary Pain | 1,620 |
| John Pain | 1,376 |
| Elizabeth Pain | 1,157 |
| George Pain | 992 |
| Sarah Pain | 958 |
| James Pain | 857 |
| Thomas Pain | 844 |
| Ann Pain | 676 |
| Charles Pain | 633 |
| Henry Pain | 591 |
| Jane Pain | 435 |
| Eliza Pain | 417 |
| Edward Pain | 355 |
| Ellen Pain | 319 |
| Joseph Pain | 319 |
| Emma Pain | 303 |
| Frederick Pain | 302 |
| Emily Pain | 277 |
| Robert Pain | 244 |
| Alice Pain | 237 |
| Hannah Pain | 235 |
| Richard Pain | 228 |
| Alfred Pain | 221 |
| Charlotte Pain | 203 |
| 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 |
The surname Pain is the 3rd most popular variant of Payne.