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
School 246
Private Means 47
None 24
General Labourer 21
General Servant (domestic) 20
Dressmaker 15
Farmer 15
Clerk 13
Carman 11
Farm Labourer 11
House Keeper 10
Labourer 10
Shop Assistant 10
Bricklayer 10
Laundress 9
House Painter 8
No Occupation 8
Tailoress 8
Domestic Servant 7
Housekeeper 7
Student 7
At School 7
Nil 7
Mason 7
General Servant 6

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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