The Paye surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 918 people carried this name — #26,549 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 322,600 people counted. That is up 28% from 720 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,092 people named Paye live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 133 people named Paye.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Maine-et-Loire.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 94 people named Paye live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Paye,
with a public archive behind them.
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Harry Paye d. 1419 · privateer
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Richard Morton Paye d. 1827
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Charlie Paye 1887–1966 · Gaelic football player
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Lucien Paye 1907–1972 · politician
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Laurence Paye-Jeanneney 1944– · historian
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Marc Paye 1959– · scientist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Paye.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Paye is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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