Paez

See also: Páez

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• Páez

Noun

Paez pl (plural only)

1. A Native American people inhabiting the southwestern highlands of Colombia.

   Synonym: Nasa

Proper noun

Paez

1. The language of these people.

Derived terms

• Paezan

Etymology 2

Anglicization of Spanish Páez, of Galician origin, patronymic form of Paio (“Pelagio”), from Latin Pelagius

Proper noun

Paez (plural Paezes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Paez is the 3420^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10433 individuals. Paez is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.19%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Paez”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Páez, from Galician (patronymic of Paio).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpaʔes/ [ˈpaː.ʔɛs]
• Rhymes: -aʔes
• Syllabification: Pa‧ez

Proper noun

Paez (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜁᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Galician

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Paez is the 915th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 10,311 individuals.