Pais
See also: pais
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Pais.
Proper noun
Pais (plural Paises)
- A surname.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pais”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- AIPs, AISP, APIs, ASPI, IAPs, IASP, IPAs, PIAs, PISA, Pisa, SAPI, sipa
Galician
Alternative forms
- Paes
- Páez
- Paz
Etymology
From the former Medieval form Paaez, from Pelaiz. A patronymic surname, from Paio (“Pelagius”) or directly from Pelagio and the patronymic suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Pelagius". Cognate of Spanish Peláez.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpajs/
Proper noun
Pais m or f
- a surname originating as a patronymic