Pais

See also: pais

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Pais.

Proper noun

Pais (plural Paises)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Pais effect

Statistics

• 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.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

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

Galician

Alternative forms

• Paes
• Páez
• Paz

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpajs/

Proper noun

Pais m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpajs/ [ˈpaɪ̯s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpajs/ [ˈpaɪ̯s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpajʃ/ [ˈpaɪ̯ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpajʃ/

Proper noun

Pais m or f by sense

1. a surname