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
Scholar 223
Agricultural Labourer 38
Domestic Servant 19
General Labourer 16
General Servant Domestic 12
Labourer 12
Living On Own Means 12
General Servant 11
Dress Maker 10
Laundress 9
Living On Her Own Means 8
Gardener 7
House Maid Domestic Servant 7
Plumber 6
Farmer 6
Cook 6
Farm Labourer 6
Confectioner 5
Brick Layer 5
Tailoress 5
Errand Boy 5
General Domestic Servant 5
Painter 5
Coal Miner 5
Coachman 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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