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
0
56
112
168
223
279
335
391
447
503
558
614
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
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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
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