Pais

Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Pais.

Pais (plural Paises)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pais is the 35582^nd 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.

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

• AIPs, AISP, APIs, ASPI, IAPs, IASP, IPAs, PIAs, PISA, Pisa, SAPI, sipa

• Paes
• Páez
• Paz

Inherited 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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpajs/

Pais m or f

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Paaez. Compare Galician Pais and Spanish Peláez.

Pais m or f by sense

1. a surname