Pay Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pay Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pay family

Profession Census Frequency
School 86
General Labourer 17
Private Means 13
Farm Labourer 13
General Servant Domestic 10
General Servant (domestic) 9
None 9
Housemaid (domestic) 8
Carpenter 7
Laundress 6
Bricklayer 5
Dress Maker 5
Jobbing Gardener 5
Gardener Domestic 5
House Painter 5
Housekeeper 5
Police Constable 5
Domestic 4
General Servant 4
House Keeper 4
Nil 4
Butcher 4
Domestic Servant 4
Drapers Assistant 4
Old Age Pensioner 4

Pay Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pye 33% 31,170
2 Pay 100% 8,093
3 Paye 75% 2,072
4 Peay 75% 141
5 Payee 60% 106

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The surname Pay is the 2nd most popular variant of Pye.

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