Find out how popular the last name Payamps is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Payamps.

Payamps, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Payamps surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Payamps in America

Payamps is the 47966th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Payamps surname appeared 441 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Payamps.

We can also compare 2010 data for Payamps to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Payamps

The surname PAYAMPS has its origins in France, dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old French words 'pays' meaning 'country' and 'ample' meaning 'vast' or 'broad', suggesting that the name may have been given to someone who resided in a vast or expansive region.

The earliest recorded instance of the PAYAMPS name can be found in the Chartulary of Saint-Père de Chartres, a 12th-century cartulary that documented various charters and deeds related to the abbey of Saint-Père de Chartres in France. An entry from 1182 mentions a certain "Robertus de Payamps" who was a landowner in the region.

In the 13th century, the PAYAMPS name appeared in several medieval records, such as the Livre des Fiefs du Comté de Champagne, a feudal register from the County of Champagne. This document lists several individuals with the surname PAYAMPS, indicating that the name had spread throughout the region by that time.

One notable figure from history bearing the PAYAMPS surname was Jean de Payamps, a French nobleman who lived in the 14th century. He was a prominent military commander and participated in the Hundred Years' War between England and France. Jean de Payamps was born around 1320 and died in the Battle of Poitiers in 1356.

Another individual of note was Guillaume de Payamps, a 15th-century French scholar and theologian. He was born in the village of Payamps, located in the Champagne region of France, around 1420. Guillaume de Payamps authored several treatises on theology and philosophy and served as a professor at the University of Paris.

In the 16th century, the PAYAMPS name was found in various records from the region of Normandy, France. One such record, the Coutumier de Normandie, a compilation of Norman customs and laws, mentions a certain "Jehan Payamps" who was a landowner in the area.

The PAYAMPS surname also made its way to England, where it was sometimes anglicized to variations such as "Payams" or "Payams." One notable English figure with this surname was Sir Richard Payams, a 17th-century landowner and member of the gentry in Gloucestershire. He was born in 1628 and died in 1698.

Another noteworthy individual with the PAYAMPS surname was Pierre de Payamps, a French explorer and cartographer from the late 17th century. He was born in the Champagne region around 1660 and is known for his detailed maps and charts of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Payamps

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Payamps.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Payamps was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Payamps has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Payamps was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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