The pais Surname
pais Name Meaning and History
- Portuguese and Galician: patronymic from the personal name Paio, equivalent of Spanish Pelayo.
- Italian: when not of the same origin as 1, a nickname from Greek pais ‘boy’, ‘lad’, ‘servant’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 9 - Messages: 15
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Nicolai Pais m. Mary Mitchell |
 KForkapa
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| Lucario Pais (Paiz) - New Mexico - born Dec 1844 |
jamesresner
| 0 |
| Mildred Pais Cohen, NY>MA | R N | 0 |
| Pais surname, Italy |
retoromancio
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| Anthony Joseph Pais |
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| Obit: Angelo J. Pais |
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| Pais surname, Spain | Glen pais | 1 |
| Pais family, Spain | Jose Dante Pais | 0 |
| Pais surname, Basque and Romanian | alicia pais | 0 |
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