Pais
See also: pais
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Galician and Portuguese Pais.
Proper noun
editPais (plural Paises)
- A surname.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pais is the 35582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 632 individuals. Pais is most common among White (54.75%) and Hispanic/Latino (31.33%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pais”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
editGalician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Paaez, from Pelaiz. A patronymic surname, from Paio (“Pelagius”) or directly from Latin Pelagio and the patronymic suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Pelagius". Cognate of Portuguese Pais and Spanish Peláez.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPais m or f
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Portuguese
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Paaez. Compare Galician Pais and Spanish Peláez.
Pronunciation
edit
Proper noun
editPais m or f by sense
- a surname.
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