The English family name Payne originates in France as a variation of the name Payen (Payen; Payens or Payns). The name was brought to the British Isles as a result of the Norman Conquest of England, and is now common in English-speaking countries. Hugues de Payens from the town of Payns near Troyes moved to London in 1128 to set up a house for the Knights Templar in England.

Payne
Origin
Word/nameFrance
Other names
Variant form(s)Pain, Paine, Pane, Pagan

People surnamed Payne

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  • Aaron Payne (born 1982), Australian rugby league footballer
  • Adreian Payne (1991–2022), American basketball player
  • Alexander Payne (born 1961), U.S. film director and scrneenwriter
  • Anthony Payne (1936–2021), English composer, critic and musicologist
  • A. R. Payne, British rubber scientist and namesake of the Payne effect

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