The Payn Family Name

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Meaning of the name

Ask a genealogist about Payn and the first name they will mention is Payne. Its meaning, shared with Payne, is “From the personal name Pain ("villager")”.

Payn drops the “e” of Payne, a shortening that clerks often made. The same family of names includes Paynes. The 2010 census count for Payn in the United States was 209, good for rank 88,685.

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