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Pais
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pais
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en gl - and en pt Pais.
Proper noun
es
en.
Derived terms
en Pais effect
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Pais is the 35582nd 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
Anagrams
en aips AIPs AISP APIs ASPI IAPs IASP IPAs PIAs PISA Pisa SAPI sipa
en surnames from Galician surnames from Portuguese
Galician
Alternative forms
gl Paes
gl Páez
gl Paz
Etymology
gl roa-opt Paaez, from la Pelaiz. A patronymic surname, from gl Paio Pelagius or directly from gl la Pelagio and the patronymic suffix gl -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Pelagius". Cognate of pt Pais and es Peláez.
Pronunciation
gl /ˈpajs/
Proper noun
mfbysense
gl patronymics
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt Paes
Etymology
pt roa-opt Paaez, a patronymic surname equivalent to pt Paio, from pt la Pelagius + pt -es. Compare gl Pais and es Peláez.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
mfbysense
gl patronymics