Pain is a surname. The ''Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'' records it as a variant of

Payne Payne may refer to: People *Payne (surname) Organisations *Payne (company) Places ;United States *Payne, Georgia *Payne, Ohio * Payne County, Oklahoma *Payne's Prairie, Florida * Fort Payne, Alabama ;Elsewhere *Payne Creek (disambiguation) *Pay ...

, along with Paine, Payn, Pane, Payen,

Payan Payan or Payán is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ana Rosa Payán, Mexican right-wing politician, Director of the National System for Integral Family Development * Benoît Payan (born 1978), French politician and mayor of M ...

, Panes, and Pagan. The name Payne is believed to derive from the medieval English personal name ''Pagan''. The ''Dictionary of American Family Names'' describes ''Pain'' as a variant of the name ''Paine''. Pain is also an alternative spelling of the Indian surname Pyne. Notable people with the surname include (birth date order): *

Elizabeth Pain Elizabeth Pain (c. 1652 – 26 November 1704), sometimes spelled Elizabeth Paine or Elisabeth Payne, was a settler in colonial Boston who was brought to trial after the death of her child. She was acquitted of the murder charge but found guilty of ...

(c. 1652–1704), settler in Boston, Massachusetts * James Pain (1779–1877), English architect *

Arthur Pain Arthur Wellesley Pain (21 August 1841 – 14 May 1920) was an Anglican bishop and the first Bishop of Gippsland from 1902 until 1917. Born in Felmersham and educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, he was ordained in 1866. He began hi ...

(1841–1920), bishop in Australia * William Plain (1855–1924), British army officer * Barry Pain (1864–1928), English journalist, poet and writer * Edwin Pain (1891–1947), English cricketer *

Nesta Pain Florence Nesta Kathleen Pain (1905–1995, known as Nesta Pain, Taylor) was an English broadcaster and writer. Early life and education Nesta Taylor was born on 27 July 1905 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool. Her family had been prominent locally: her ...

(1905–1995), British broadcaster and writer *

Peter Pain Sir Peter Richard Pain (6 September 1913 – 16 January 2003) was a British High Court judge, who for many years specialised in labour law. Born in Marlborough in Wiltshire, Pain's father was a solicitor. He was educated at Westminster Schoo ...

(1913–2003), British judge * Rollo Pain (1921–2005), British army officer *

Edward Pain Edward Oscar Guthrie "Ted" Pain (15 July 1925 – 6 January 2000) was an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Pain attended Sydney Boys High School from 1938 to 1943, graduating three years ahead of Nimrod Greenwood a ...

(1925–2000), Australian rower *

Jean Pain Jean Pain (12 December 1928 – 30 July 1981) was a Swiss-born French inventor and innovator who developed the compost heater, a compost-based bioenergy system, that produced 100% of his energy needs. He heated water to at a rate of which he ...

(1928–1981), Swiss inventor *

Denis Pain Denis Blake Pain (7 January 1936 – 6 July 2019) was a New Zealand jurist and sports administrator. He was a judge of the District Court from 1970 to 1990, subsequently serving as deputy director of the Serious Fraud Office. In the 1980s and ...

(1936–2019), New Zealand judge and sports administrator * Quentin Pain (born 1956), British writer on accounting and entrepreneur * Richard Pain (born 1956), bishop in Wales *

Susanna Pain Susanna Pain (Sue Pain, Susanna Leigh Pain) (born 1957) is an Australian Anglican priest, former Dean of St Paul's Anglican Cathedral, Sale in Victoria, Australia and spiritual director. She was one of the first women ordained as an Anglican pr ...

(1957-), Australian Anglican priest, spiritual director *

Bedabrata Pain Bedabrata Pain ( bn, বেদব্রত পাইন; born 27 March 1963) is an Indian scientist turned film director, producer and screenwriter. Bedabrata Pain was also a member of the team that invented the CMOS image sensor. Bedabrata Pain ...

(born 1963), Indian scientist and film director *

Debbie Pain Debbie Pain is a conservation biologist and ecotoxicologist working on endangered birds around the world. Since 1988 she has led projects into reversing the decline in several species through research, practical and policy measures at the Roya ...

(active 1988–), British conservation biologist * Jeff Pain (born 1970), Canadian skeleton racer *

François Pain François Pain is a filmmaker based in Paris, known for his specializing in films related to experiments in alternative psychiatry. Life and work François Pain is cofounder of the Federation of NonCommercial Free Radios and Radio Tomato and co-pro ...

(active 1990s), French film-maker *

Erwan Pain Erwan Pain (born 14 February 1986) is a French former professional ice hockey winger. Pain played in the Ligue Magnus for Chamonix HC, Ducs de Dijon, Drakkars de Caen and Brest Albatros Hockey. He also participated at the 2010 IIHF World Champio ...

(born 1986), French ice hockey player *

Mélanie Pain Mélanie Pain is a French indie pop singer from Caen. She performs with the band Nouvelle Vague (band), Nouvelle Vague as well as being a solo artist. Biography Hailing from Aix-en-Provence, Pain studied political sciences before moving to Pari ...

(active 2004–), French singer *

Connor Pain Connor Thomas Pain (born 11 November 1993) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a forward for Western United. He signed his first professional contract in March 2013 for Melbourne Victory. Pain has made one appe ...

(born 1993), Australian soccer player

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