Payen

See also: payen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Payen.

Proper noun

Payen (plural Payens)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Payen is the 35812^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 627 individuals. Payen is most common among Hispanic/Latino (49.76%) and Black/African American (42.9%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Payne, neapy, payne

Middle French

Etymology

Old French paien < Latin paganus.

Noun

Payen m (plural Payens, feminine singular Payenne, feminine plural Payennes)

1. Pagan