Paine (surname)

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Paine
Origin
Word/nameSaxon
Region of originEngland
Other names
Variant form(s)Payne

Paine is a surname. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland records it as a variant of Payne, along with Pain, Payn, Pane, Payen, Payan, Panes, and Pagan. The name Payne is believed to derive from the medieval English personal name Pagan.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; (Historian), Peter Mcclure (2016). The Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain and Ireland. ISBN 9780199677764. Retrieved 2 July 2020.