Payne Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Payne 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

Buckinghamshire 208
Brecknockshire 1
Carnarvonshire 1
Cambridgeshire 135
Channel Islands 36
Cheshire 66
Carmarthenshire 1
Cornwall 60
Cumberland 9
Derbyshire 104
Devon 568
Dorset 198
Durham 11
Essex 324
Flintshire 4
Glamorgan 39
Gloucestershire 358
Hampshire 559
Herefordshire 98
Hertfordshire 216
Hunts and Rutland 27
Isle of Man 1
Kent 437
Lancashire 204
Leicestershire 407
Lincolnshire 128
London 2,006
Middlesex 120
Merionethshire 10
Montgomeryshire 25
Monmouthshire 32
Northumberland 24
Norfolk 477
Northamptonshire 283
Nottinghamshire 29
Oxfordshire 198
Pembrokeshire 23
Radnorshire 3
Shropshire 177
Suffolk 489
Somerset 670
Surrey 163
Sussex 584
Staffordshire 290
Warwickshire 480
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 445
Worcestershire 192
Yorkshire 142
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Denbighshire 0

Payne Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Payne family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 553
Female Servant 453
Independent 313
Labourer 195
Male Servant 154
Farmer 125
Shoe Maker 98
Carpenter 86
Dress Maker 54
Ag Labourer 51
Tailor 49
Ribbon Weaver 44
Blacksmith 39
Apprentice 36
Laundress 32
Butcher 31
Gardener 31
Pupil 31
Servant 30
Weaver 30
Baker 28
Painter 27
Clerk 27
Ag Lab 25
Grocer 23

Most Frequent Forenames for Payne

Name Census Frequency
William Payne 12,730
Mary Payne 10,651
John Payne 8,911
George Payne 7,744
Elizabeth Payne 7,485
Sarah Payne 6,595
James Payne 5,730
Thomas Payne 4,924
Charles Payne 4,779
Henry Payne 4,278
Ann Payne 3,406
Eliza Payne 3,034
Joseph Payne 2,853
Jane Payne 2,850
Emma Payne 2,838
Frederick Payne 2,831
Alice Payne 2,787
Annie Payne 2,636
Alfred Payne 2,514
Emily Payne 2,442
Ellen Payne 2,411
Edward Payne 2,311
Arthur Payne 2,267
Robert Payne 2,070
Albert Payne 1,804

Payne Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Payne 100% 190,634
2 Paine 80% 29,437
3 Pain 60% 24,714
4 Pyne 80% 9,329
5 Payn 80% 4,279
6 Pane 80% 3,382
7 Poyne 80% 292
8 Payen 60% 164
9 Pyan 40% 128
10 Payon 60% 118

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The surname Payne is the most popular version of all its varients

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