Payer Family History

Payer Surname Meaning

French: variant of Paillé (see Paille). German: variant of Bayer ‘Bavarian’. Americanized or Germanized form of Czech, Slovak, and Slovenian Pajer and Hungarian Pájer ‘Bavarian’.

English: nickname from Middle English paier(e) paiour ‘one who pays (a tax or a debt)’ or perhaps with a different (unrecorded) sense ‘one who appeases or makes peace’.

It is a derivative of Old French paiier, Middle English paien ‘to please, pay (a sum of money)’ and in Old French and Anglo-Norman French also ‘to appease, placate, make peace’.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Hayer, Mayer, Cater, Poyer, Cayer, Paper, Layer, Sayer, Pryer, Gayer

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2K	Military Records
1K	Immigration Records
9K	Census and Voter Lists
5K	Member Trees

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Where is the Payer family from?

You can see how Payer families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Payer family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Payer families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 77 Payer families living in Quebec. This was about 73% of all the recorded Payer's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Payer families in 1911.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Payer surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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What did your Payer ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Journalier and Student were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Payer. 45% of Payer men worked as a Journalier and 100% of Payer women worked as a Student.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Journalier

45%

Cultivateur

17%

Farmer

17%

log coomer

12%

Student

100%

What Payer family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 9K census records available for the last name Payer. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Payer census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Payer. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 2K military records available for the last name Payer. For the veterans among your Payer ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Payer lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Payer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1983. The average life expectancy for Payer in 1955 was 53, and 75 in 2004.

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Payer Surname Meaning

French: variant of Paillé (see Paille). German: variant of Bayer ‘Bavarian’. Americanized or Germanized form of Czech, Slovak, and Slovenian Pajer and Hungarian Pájer ‘Bavarian’.

English: nickname from Middle English paier(e) paiour ‘one who pays (a tax or a debt)’ or perhaps with a different (unrecorded) sense ‘one who appeases or makes peace’.

It is a derivative of Old French paiier, Middle English paien ‘to please, pay (a sum of money)’ and in Old French and Anglo-Norman French also ‘to appease, placate, make peace’.

Compare Poyer.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Payer family from?

What did your Payer ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Journalier and Student were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Payer. 45% of Payer men worked as a Journalier and 100% of Payer women worked as a Student.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Journalier

45%

Cultivateur

17%

Farmer

17%

log coomer

12%

Student

100%

What Payer family records will you find?

What is the average Payer lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Payer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1983. The average life expectancy for Payer in 1955 was 53, and 75 in 2004.

Payer Family History

Payer Surname Meaning

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What is the average Payer lifespan?

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Payer Surname Meaning

33,000 record(s) for Payer

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Where is the Payer family from?

What did your Payer ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Payer family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Payer lifespan?

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