Last Name PAINE

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Meaning	The son of Pagan, popularly Pain or Payn. The name was very popular in 13th and 14th centuries. Pagan or Payn was a Norman introduction. Paynel. Pannett, and Penson are diminutives. 'Paon,' French, a peacock. 'Payne,' a pagan, unbaptized; a rustic.

Origin	English, French, Irish

Rank	3,841 (2000 US census)	2,679 (1990 US census)

Count	8,495 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

92.04%, or 7819 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
3.38%, or 287 total occurrences, as black,
0.51%, or 43 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.77%, or 65 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.21%, or 103 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.1%, or 178 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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