About Payn
The surname Payn is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Payn," which itself is a short form of the name "Pagan." The name Pagan was introduced to England by the Normans and is ultimately derived from the Latin word "paganus," meaning "villager" or "rustic." As a surname, Payn would have likely been used to identify someone as the son of a man named Payn or as a nickname for someone who displayed characteristics associated with the name, such as being a villager or rustic in nature.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Payn based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Payn in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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