Pain Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Pain 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

Pain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pain family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 523
Agricultural Labourer 65
Labourer 32
General Servant 28
Domestic Servant 25
Dress Maker 24
General Labourer 24
Annuitant 23
Carpenter 20
Laundress 20
Farm Labourer 17
Bricklayer 12
Clerk 11
Servant 11
Solicitor 11
Tailoress 11
Carman 10
Butcher 9
Charwoman 9
General Servant Domestic 9
Blacksmith 8
Gardener 8
No Occupation 8
Boot Maker 7
Farmers Son 7

Pain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Payne 60% 190,634
2 Paine 80% 29,437
3 Pain 100% 24,714
4 Pine 50% 6,735
5 Payn 75% 4,279
6 Pane 50% 3,382
7 Pan 75% 772
8 Peen 50% 666
9 Pen 50% 462
10 Open 25% 308
11 Pean 50% 233
12 Peane 40% 220
13 Pone 25% 153
14 Peene 40% 148
15 Pin 75% 148
16 Poune 40% 109

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The surname Pain is the 3rd most popular variant of Payne.

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