Pais Family History
Pais Name Meaning
Portuguese and Galician: patronymic from the personal name Paio an equivalent of Spanish Pelayo . This surname is also found in western India (Maharashtra Karnataka and Goa) where it was taken by Portuguese colonists. Italian (southern): probably of Spanish origin (see 1 above). English: variant of Pace .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022