Paine Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Paine Name Meaning: A surname of French derivation meaning 'pagan' or 'rustic villager'.

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

Paine Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Paine family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 540
Agricultural Labourer 76
General Labourer 45
Living On Own Means 44
Living On Her Own Means 34
Domestic Servant 27
Farmer 24
Clerk 21
General Servant Domestic 21
Dress Maker 21
Carpenter 21
General Servant 19
Blacksmith 17
Laundress 16
Farm Labourer 15
Dressmaker 14
Tailor 14
Labourer 14
Painter 12
Butcher 11
Baker 11
Grocer 10
Carman 10
Gardener 9
House Keeper 9

Paine Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Payne 80% 190,634
2 Paine 100% 29,437
3 Pain 80% 24,714
4 Pine 80% 6,735
5 Payn 60% 4,279
6 Pane 80% 3,382
7 Pan 60% 772
8 Peen 40% 666
9 Pen 40% 462
10 Open 20% 308
11 Pean 40% 233
12 Peane 60% 220
13 Pone 60% 153
14 Peene 60% 148
15 Pin 60% 148
16 Poune 60% 109

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The surname Paine is the 2nd most popular variant of Payne.

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