How common is the last name Payne?

137,217 people in the United States have the last name Payne, about 1 in 2,178. It ranks #205 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PAYNE

#205

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
137,217
About
1 in 2,178
This common or more
22.8%
Who bears it

Of the 137,217 people with the last name Payne, 69% reported their origin as White, 21.7% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Payne

#203 Kelley · 137,250#204 Dunn · 137,243#206 Nichols · 136,692#207 Hawkins · 135,632

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Payne, most common first.

#4,325 Paine · 7,938#15,502 Paone · 1,819#21,752 Pane · 1,221#79,118 Payn · 260#118,445 Payno · 155

Also a first name

As a first name, Payne ranks #10,076 of 53,615, with 1,341 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2000, with 121 births. See Payne as a first name

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